Kibera High Court has denied Sarah Wairimu’s application to be freed on bail.
Wairimu was re-arrested on January 23 and is being charged afresh over the murder of her Dutch billionaire husband Tob Cohen on the night of July 19, 2019.
This was after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) received new evidence from the DCI linking her to the murder. DPP Renson Ingonga directed she be charged with murder.
In the new development, Wairimu will be remanded at Langata Women’s Prison until two key witnesses testify.
In a ruling delivered on Tuesday by Lady Justice Diana Kavedza, the court ruled that the prosecution proved with sufficient evidence the likelihood of witness intimidation and interference.
Justice Kavedza stated that Sarah’s case is of public interest where a life was lost in the most heinous manner.
"It is my considered view therefore that the principal of justice and public interest outweigh the accused right to liberty at this stage" ruled Justice Kavedza.
