Lawyer Phillip Murgor has called for fresh investigations into the murder of Dutch businessman Tob Cohen.
Murgor said they had filed an application in court to ask the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji to order fresh investigations into the murder.
“We are calling upon the DPP to order fresh investigations into the murder of Tob Cohen. In his own discretion, he can use any foreign agency to assist with the investigation,” Murgor said.
The application follows revelations that former Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss, George Kinoti might have compelled a detective to implicate Court of Appeal judge Sankale Ole Kantai in the murder.
They also want Kinoti investigated and prosecuted over allegations that he may have tampered with evidence in the case.
Murgor also accused Kinoti of arresting and detaining his client, Sarah Cohen without evidence implicating her to the murder.
“My client’s nightmares began when she was arrested and detained on fabricated evidence and when George Kinoti was asked to provide evidence, he went round and round in court. George Kinoti was on his last legs to have Sarah released and that is when he came up with the forged evidence that the judge was involved,” Murgor said.
Murgor’s demands come after revelations in an affidavit signed by DCI detective John Gachomo stating that he was coerced by Kinoti to sign a form implicating the judge in the matter.
“We even saw a new circus when the DPP refused to serve the judge in the case because there was no evidence at all,” he said.
Cohen, who was the former Chief Executive Officer of Philips East Africa was found dead at his home in Kitisuru after being reported missing in 2019.
His wife Sarah was charged for his death alongside businessman Peter Karanja.