This archive report was first published on 24 September 2019.
On September 24, 2019, the body of slain city tycoon Tob Cohen was finally laid to rest at the Jewish Community Cemetery on Wangari Maathai Road in Nairobi, following a burial ceremony conducted in accordance with Jewish customs.
The ceremony, which was attended by Cohen's estranged wife Sarah Wairimu, family members, friends, and notable personalities, including President Uhuru Kenyatta's cousin Ngengi Muigai, was conducted under tight security due to the bad blood between Wairimu's side and Cohen's kin.
According to Jewish customs, the final rites for a man of Cohen's stature are supposed to be conducted by 10 priests and one Rabbi. However, only eight priests were available for the burial, prompting the need for two priests to travel from Kisumu and Mombasa to raise the quorum.
Wairimu, who was released from remand at Lang'ata Women's Prison to attend the burial, was escorted to the cemetery by police. The heavy police presence was also due to the ongoing murder case against her, in which she faces charges related to Cohen's death.
Cohen's body was discovered in a septic tank at his home in Kitisuru on September 13, 2019, after he was reported missing between July 19 and 20, 2019.
