Kinoti Fires Back at Sarah Cohen Over Sideshows

Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti, through lawyer Donald B Kipkorir, on Friday, January 24 issued a statement countering demands that were put forth by Sarah Wairimu

Kinoti hit back, stating that an application by Wairimu dated December 11, 2019, sought over twenty-three reliefs, all of which his office dismissed, except for minor issues such as clothes, shoes, handbags and grooming items.

In the documents, Sarah also wanted Kinoti be compelled to give an account of the status of the property she allegedly co-owned with her late husband.

The DCI boss accused Wairimu and her lawyer, Philip Murgor, of choreographing orders by the court in favour of her suit against him, pending the determination of Tob Cohen's murder.

"The purported order you refer to was irregularly, unlawfully and mischievously extracted to give a false impression that your application was allowed when the same was substantially dismissed," the statement by Kinoti's lawyer read in part.

The DCI stated that the alleged order Wairimu's lawyer referred to had been invalidated, and thus incapable of any obedience.

Kinoti revealed that together with Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji, they were busy preparing their case to see to it that the Cohen's is solved and the killer convicted.

"In the foregoing, our client will not engage in your sideshows and drama," the statement further reads.

In October 2019, Wairimu through Murgor, had filed an application at the High Court seeking that Kinoti be detained for contempt of court. Wairimu alleged that the DCI boss subverted court orders issued on September 16, 2019. 

She claimed that the DCI had been barred from addressing the media in relation to the case, and a state prosecutor, Juma Victor Owiti, had published an article on his Facebook page which implied her as guilty.

Cohen's widow renewed her war with both Kinoti and Haji in December 19, 2019 when she demanded a Ksh500 million payout.

According to a report carried by People Daily newspaper, the embattled widow filed a suit against the two, arguing that she wanted the money as damages for the detention of the matrimonial Kitisuru home which she termed as illegal.

The demands by Wairimu came after the DCI closed off the property in September 2019, terming it as an active crime scene under police investigations.

Wairimu had served Kinoti with a lawsuit that called for him to provide the court with proof that he was furnishing Wairimu's house and that everything remained intact.

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