This archive report was first published on 23 October 2019.
On October 23, 2019, Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti responded to an application seeking to have him cited for contempt in the Tob Cohen murder trial.
According to Kinoti, the application by Sarah Wairimu, the widow of the slain businessman, is an extreme abuse of court process.
Wairimu had filed the application, accusing Kinoti of prosecuting the case outside the court by giving information on the ongoing investigation to the media.
However, Kinoti argued that Wairimu and her lawyer, Philip Murgor, want to control the investigations and the trial process.
He further claimed that the application by Wairimu is in itself in contempt of court, a publicity stunt, and a deliberate scheme by the applicant and her lawyer to prematurely argue her innocence.
Kinoti also stated that Wairimu's lawyer is using the application to channel a long-standing angst and malevolence against him and the Director of Public Prosecutions.
He added that the court has no jurisdiction to hear Wairimu's application, as the consent of the DPP was not sought nor granted to institute criminal contempt proceedings.
