A Nairobi court will today decide on the inquest into the death of tycoon Tob Cohen.
The DPP in 2022 withdrew the murder charges against Cohen's widow Sarah Wairimu and her co-accused and subsequently registered the matter as an inquest.
They issued a press statement explaining the decision they took saying several things emerged during the reviewing of the file which were unclear leading to the withdrawal of the murder charge.
At the time, Jacinta Nyamosi from the DPP office said in 2020 they wrote two letters directing the investigating team to cover 35 areas of investigation which were not been covered.
“The statements recorded by the police indicate that several cops in civilian clothes visited the compound of the late Cohen and the identity of the said officers remains undisclosed,” Nyamosi said.
The prosecution also said that they even directed that the sub-county police commander Gigiri be interrogated on his interaction and relationship with Sarah but that was not done.
Cohen’s body was found close to two months after his disappearance on September 13, 2019, in a septic tank within his palatial home in Kitusuru.
Separately, the High Court in Bomet will today hear petitions filed by two of the three impeached county executives from Bomet.
The County Assembly of Bomet on Friday impeached three CECs, citing incompetence, abuse of office and violations of the law.
The three are Andrew Sigei (Finance), Joseph Kirui (Public Service) and Eric Ngetich (Roads).
Both Sigei and Ngetich have moved to court in a certificate of urgency to have their impeachments overturned.
