This archive report was first published on 3 October 2019.
On October 3rd, 2019, Sarah Wairimu, the widow of slain Dutch national Tob Cohen, appeared before High Court Justice Stella Mutuku, charged with her husband's murder.
Wairimu, the prime suspect in the murder, pleaded not guilty to the charge, despite the prosecution's evidence that she, together with others, 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 his fitness to plead to the murder charge.
