This archive report was first published on 25 October 2019.
On October 25, 2019, the High Court in Kenya dealt a blow to Gilgil Member of Parliament Martha Wangari's quest to be joined in Tob Cohen's murder case.
The court dismissed her application, citing that she is not a party in the case, just as it was set to rule on the bail application by Peter Karanja, the ex-husband of the Gilgil MP and second suspect in the Cohen's murder trial.
Wangari had disputed a pre-bail report produced in court claiming the ownership of a house allegedly owned by her ex-husband Peter Karanja.
The court's decision came as a surprise to all parties involved in the case, who had argued that the proceedings were of a murder case and not of a divorce or a land dispute.
Meanwhile, two more suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Catholic priest Michael Kyengo were detained for eight days to allow police conclude investigations.
Senior Principal Magistrate Hellen Okwani issued the orders, even as one of the suspects expressed intent to confess how the murder was planned and executed.
The case will be heard on November 6, 2019.
