Explainer: The Cohen burial and what we know about the Jewish community in Kenya

Slain businessman Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Wairimu: His burial was postponed because there was no quorum in accordance with Jewish traditions. [File, Standard]

Kenyans who are not conversant with the tenets of Judaism were surprised to learn that Dutch businessman Tob Cohen could not be buried in Nairobi’ Jewish cometary on Monday because there weren’t enough Jewish priests to constitute a quorum for the interment.