This archive report was first published on 24 September 2019.
On September 24, 2019, Sarah Wairimu, a woman suspected of killing her billionaire husband Tob Cohen, spoke at his funeral at the Jewish Cemetery in Nairobi. She was allowed to attend the interment by a court order, which also directed that she be escorted to the cemetery.
Wairimu, dressed in a black flowered blouse, watched with a sad face as her husband's casket was lowered six feet under. Her lawyer, Philip Murgor, stood by her side, wearing dark glasses. The sombre mood was a stark contrast to the weak smiles exchanged among the Jewish men who performed the burial rites.
Wairimu's words at the funeral were a testament to her determination to fight for her rights. 'Even in this, I'm going to fight,' she said. She also accused family members of not being truthful, saying 'Even as we stand here, many of those responsible for Tob's death [are] here in sheep's skin.'
Wairimu was arrested on August 29, 2019, after the police picked and interrogated her for the third time over the disappearance of Cohen on July 19, 2019, from their Lower Kabete home. She is due for psychiatric assessment before she pleads to the charge on September 26.
