Cohen widow vows to fight for Kitisuru home in court
Bernard Gitau @benagitau
The once immaculately manicured lawns at the late Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen’s Kitisuru residence is now an unkempt bushy field.
Since the posh home—worth Sh400 million—became a crime scene in September after his body was found in a septic tank in the compound, everything within seems to have changed.
Yesterday, the tycoon’s widow, Sarah Cohen, shed tears on arrival at the bungalow to collect her belongings following a court order.
“It is a completely different place from the one that we used to reside in. Even my late husband would not have agreed to see this compound this bushy,” Sarah was overheard saying to one of her lawyers.
Appalled by the state of neglect of the house, Sarah vowed to move to court seeking orders to repossess it.
“I will be moving to court very soon to seek orders to preserve this house. I cannot allow this to continue,” she said.
Prime suspect
Sarah, who is the prime suspect, last week obtained a court order to allow her to collect personal effects. The court granted her request under on condition she was accompanied by detectives.
The exercise began at around 11am and lasted until past 6pm when a white canter lorry left the premises, packed with her goods stashed in suitcases and some wrapped in white sheets.
High Court judge Stella Mutuku granted her conditional access to the home she lived together with Cohen on January 16. Wairimu is only allowed to pick “her particulars,” the judge ruled.
Yesterday, Sarah was accompanied by two female police officers, Detectives from DCI and her lawyer. Clad in a white jumpsuit.
