This archive report was first published on 3 October 2019.
On October 3rd, 2019, Sarah Wairimu, the widow of slain Dutch national Tob Cohen, was charged with his murder in a Nairobi court.
Appearing before High Court Justice Stella Mutuku, Wairimu pleaded not guilty to the charge, despite being the prime suspect in the case.
The charge sheet alleged that Wairimu, together with others not before the court, killed Cohen on the night of July 19th and 20th in Nairobi.
Justice Mutuku allowed lawyer Philip Murgor to continue representing Wairimu, ruling that there was no conflict of interest, as Murgor had resigned as public prosecutor on March 7th, 2019.
The court will hear Wairimu's bail application on Friday.
Separately, Joseph Njoroge Karanja, the estranged husband of Gilgil MP Martha Wangari, was also arraigned before Justice Mutuku on Thursday.
He was directed to undergo a mental examination at Mathari Hospital on October 8th to determine whether he was fit to plead to the murder charge.
Cohen, who had lived in Kenya for 32 years, went missing on July 19th before his body was found decomposing in an underground water tank at his home in Nairobi's Kitisuru estate.
