This archive report was first published on 14 November 2019.
On November 13, 2019, Sarah Wairimu, the wife of slain Dutch billionaire Tob Cohen, filed a court application seeking permission to collect her personal belongings from her Kitisuru home. The application, filed by her legal counsel Philip Murgor, includes two dogs among the items she wishes to retrieve.
Wairimu accuses Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti of taking away her clothes, cars, shoes, electronics, and dogs on September 10, 2019, when he sent officers to guard her house. She claims that Kinoti's actions were unlawful, as he did not have a search warrant.
According to court documents, Wairimu has been relying on friends for basic items and her cost of living has been increasing daily. Murgor writes that Kinoti seized Wairimu's property without a search warrant and no documents have been provided in court as proof that her house was protected.
On Tuesday, November 12, Wairimu and her co-accused were charged afresh after the prosecution made a successful application to have the two murder cases consolidated.
Wairimu has also accused DCI officers of interfering with the crime scene when they visited the home. She claims that on September 13, 2019, Kinoti gave a televised statement at Wairimu's house and allowed the media and members of the public free access to the home, leading to an interference with the crime scene.
