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Peter Karanja the suspect in the murder of Tob Cohen. [Image: Courtesy]

The suspect in police custody over the murder of billionaire Tob Cohen has been identified as Peter Karanja, a former husband of Gilgil MP Martha Wangari. 

Karanja was picked up from his home in Nakuru on Friday night by officers from the Special Crimes Prevention Unit and brought to Nairobi for questioning. 

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