This archive report was first published on 13 November 2019.
On November 13, 2019, Sarah Wairimu, the wife of late Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen, filed a formal application seeking access to her home to collect her personal belongings.
According to court papers, Sarah wants to pick up her two dogs, Major and Snow, a Labrador/Rottweiler breed and a Doberman breed respectively, as well as her clothes, shoes, handbags, grooming tools, and wearable items.
She also wants access to her music collection and golfing equipment, as well as her motor vehicle, which she claims has been in the possession of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) without her consent.
Among other items she wants to collect from the house include a generator, food stuff, and beverages of a perishable nature, including alcoholic and soft drinks stored in the kitchen and her office.
She further accused the DCI of not serving her with the inventory of her home, adding that she is apprehensive about the security of her house and her valuable items.
Arguing that she is presumed innocent until proven guilty, Sarah said she should be allowed to keep the fabric of her life intact, which includes the right to maintain employment, drive her car, have access to her clothes and accessories, and other facilities in her home.
She also claimed that the DCI is in illegal possession of her home and property, which amounts to a gross violation of her right to property under the constitution.
