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January 30, 2026
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DPP rejects Sarah Wairimu plea for Cohen murder case to be declared a mistrial

DPP rejects Sarah Wairimu plea for Cohen murder case to be declared a mistrial

Wairimu is accused of killing her Dutch billionaire husband, Tob Cohen...

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The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has urged the High Court to reject an application by Sarah Wairimu Cohen, who is accused of murdering her Dutch husband, to declare her case a mistrial. The DPP argues that Wairimu's plea is an attempt to delay the conclusion of the six-year-old murder case.

  • Sarah Wairimu wants the ongoing proceedings declared a mistrial due to alleged "incurable prosecutorial and judicial improprieties" before Justice Diana Kavedza, demanding the case start afresh before a different judge.
  • The prosecution, represented by counsel Vincent Monda, stated that the defense's strategy is based on "searching for mistakes" without providing evidence of bias or impropriety from the trial judge.
  • Wairimu is accused of murdering her Dutch billionaire husband, Tob Cohen, in July 2019 and dumping his body in a septic tank at their Lower Kabete home in Nairobi County.

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