Kibera High Court Judge, Justice Diana Kavedza has declined a spirited move by Sarah Wairimu’s advocates to have her released on bail and or bond pending the hearing and determination of her murder case.
The Judge said that she was convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that allegations by two witnesses in the murder that Sarah had threatened them could not be taken lightly by any court.
Justice Kavedza then ruled that in view of the alleged threats by the two witnesses, Sarah will remain in prison custody until the two witnesses who reported the threats testify in court before the court could reconsider her bail and bond application.
In the case, Sarah is charged with one count of murder where the prosecution alleged that on the night of July 19 and 20, 2019, jointly with others not before court, murdered Tob Chichou Cohen.
According to the police, at the time of murder, Sarah was cohabiting with the deceased Cohen who hailed from the Kingdom of Netherlands at Farasi Lane, Lower Kabete area in Nairobi.
So far, Lady Justice Diana Kavedza has heard that police established that the embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands had contacted Sarah on July 25, 2019 to inquire on the whereabouts of the deceased Cohen.
However, Sarah allegedly told the Embassy that Cohen had left Kenya for Thailand on July 20,2019.
This information would later be proved invalid via a call to the Kenya immigration department that confirmed that Cohen never travelled outside Kenya on the said date.
It is alleged by the police that after the murder of Tob Cohen, Sarah instructed her workers to lie about material facts clearly intimidating key prosecution witnesses.
Sarah is alleged to have made a report of missing person at Spring Valley Police Station after she was informed of the inquiry on the disappearance of Tob Cohen under OB number 17/06/08/2019.
Tob Cohen’s lifeless body was later found in an underground water tank at his residential home.
Sarah was then charged with the murder of Tob Cohen at Milimani High Court but on November 30, 2022 the prosecution sought to terminate the case to allow investigations.
The case was then registered as an inquest in 2023 and in October 2, 2024, Kibera High Court was informed that the ODPP had received new compelling evidence that necessitated review of the matter and in January 2025 Sarah Wairimu Kamotho was charged with the murder of Tob Cohen.
The case will proceed virtually on February 26, 2025.
