This archive report was first published on 15 October 2019.
On October 11, 2019, Sarah Wairimu, the widow of the late Dutch billionaire Tob Cohen, was released on a KSh 2 million cash bail.
Now, Wairimu is back in court, this time turning the tables on the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) who she wants charged for allegedly disobeying a court order.
According to Wairimu's lawyer, Philip Murgor, the DCI posted a series of tweets on September 18, disregarding a court order issued by Justice Jessie Lessit that barred parties in the case from addressing the media on the investigations and evidence alleged to exist in the case.
Wairimu further accuses the Office of the DPP of providing information published by a local daily and a Dutch newspaper on September 30, with respect to the ongoing investigations of the case.
Two other individuals, Juma Victor Owiti and John Kamau, have also been enjoined as respondents in the case for allegedly publishing sensational, false, and prejudicial articles on the ongoing investigations through a Facebook page and a local newspaper, respectively.
Wairimu argues that in order to restore sanctity in the proceedings and court orders be obeyed, the respondents, including the Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti, should be detained in prison for a term not exceeding six months and fined for contempt of court.
