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I am a victim; Cohen's widow says as she asks court to ignore charges

Sarah Wairimu, the widow of Tob Cohen at a Kibera court on Friday, January 24,2025 when the High Court Judge Diana Kavedza remanded her at Lang'ata Women's Prison, pending her ruling on January 29, 2025, on whether she will undergo a fresh mental assessment before pleading to the murder charge. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Tob Cohen's widow, Sarah Wairimu, has filed a case to block fresh charges, claiming that the Director of Public Prosecution's decision is meant to conceal the killers.

Wairimu, in her case filed before the Constitutional Division of the High Court, said that the DPP had made a nolle prosecute (decision not to pursue a charge) but instead opted for an inquest to unravel what, who and why Cohen was killed.

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