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Tob Cohen

Also known as: Dutch-Kenyan businessman · Dutch billionaire · slain Dutch businessman Tob Cohen

Dutch businessman whose 2019 death in Nairobi is subject of ongoing murder trial involving his wife Sarah Wairimu.

2026-06-092026-10-01

In coverage

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  1. September 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    Tob Cohen's murder trial: Bartenders recount his final moments before disappearance By Ben Kirui September 30, 2026 06:36 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Sarah Wairimu Cohen, who is accused of killing her h …

    Tob Cohen's murder trial: Bartenders recount his final moments before disappearance
  3. The Standard

    Fresh details have emerged on what allegedly preceded Tob Cohen’s death, with court testimony laying bare bitter disputes over property documents, divorce proceedings, alleged assaults and conflicting accounts that followed his disappearance. …

    Cohen murder trial: Fresh details reveal troubled, violent marriage
  4. Citizen Digital

    ‘I could write a book’: Former Tob Cohen, Sarah Wairimu employee recounts their troubled marriage By Ben Kirui September 29, 2026 08:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Sarah Wairimu Cohen, who is accused of …

    ‘I could write a book’: Former Tob Cohen, Sarah Wairimu employee recounts their troubled marriage
  5. Capital News

    NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 29 – A former housekeeper at the home of Dutch businessman Tob Cohen has told the High Court that he witnessed an alleged violent confrontation between Cohen and his wife, Sarah Wairimu Kamotho, months before Cohen was killed in July 2019. …

    Housekeeper tells court Cohen cried ‘you are killing me’ during alleged 2019 assault by Sarah
  6. Capital News

    NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 29 – A former housekeeper at the home of Dutch businessman Tob Cohen has told the High Court that he witnessed an alleged violent confrontation between Cohen and his wife, Sarah Wairimu Kamotho, months before Cohen was killed in July 2019. …

    Housekeeper tells court Cohen cried ‘you are killing me’ during alleged 2019 assault by Sarah
  7. Citizen Digital

    'You are killing me!' Worker tells court Sarah Wairimu assaulted Tob Cohen multiple times By Dzuya Walter September 29, 2026 08:50 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter The late Tob Cohen (left) and his wife Sara …

    'You are killing me!' Worker tells court Sarah Wairimu assaulted Tob Cohen multiple times
  8. Capital News

    NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 29 – Three witnesses have testified in the murder trial of Sarah Wairimu Kamotho, as the prosecution continued presenting evidence over the death of her husband, Dutch businessman Tob Cohen. …

    Tob Cohen Murder Trial: Three Witnesses Testify as ODPP Presents Evidence
  9. The Standard

    A former employee of slain Dutch businessman Tob Cohen has told the High Court of bitter confrontations between Cohen and his wife Sarah Wairimu, including a dispute over property documents kept in a safe at their Nairobi home. …

    Witness tells court how Wairimu used to beat Cohen before his death
  10. The Standard

    Two police officers have told the High Court how repeated domestic disputes between slain Dutch businessman Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Wairimu had brought them to the attention of police months before his death. …

    Police reveal Cohen, Wairimu's repeated disputes before murder
  11. The Standard

    A former employee of slain Dutch businessman Tob Cohen has told the High Court of bitter confrontations between Cohen and his wife Sarah Wairimu, including a dispute over property documents kept in a safe at their Nairobi home. …

    Witness tells court of Cohen-Wairimu fights, safe and property documents

Yesterday

  1. Bartenders testify on Tob Cohen's final evening, July 2019

    Prosecution witnesses who worked as bartenders testified in the murder trial of Sarah Wairimu Cohen that the businessman spent the evening of July 19, 2019, drinking his favourite whiskey at an entertainment joint in Parklands before leaving after midnight, 60 days before his body was discovered.

    13 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

  2. Court testimony details Cohen marriage breakdown, property disputes

    Fresh court testimony in the murder trial of Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen has revealed details of his troubled marriage to Sarah Wairimu, marked by disputes over property documents, divorce proceedings, alleged assaults, and conflicting accounts following his disappearance.

    30 September 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 29 September

  1. Ex-employee testifies to Cohen couple's troubled marriage disputes

    A former employee of late businessman Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Wairimu testified in court about witnessing heated disagreements, insults, quarrels, and physical altercations between the couple at their Kitisuru home, and stated that Cohen's alcohol use contributed to his behaviour and strained their relationship.

    29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Housekeeper testifies to alleged 2019 assault on Dutch businessman Cohen

    A former housekeeper testified in the High Court that he witnessed Dutch businessman Tob Cohen being allegedly attacked by his wife, Sarah Wairimu Kamotho, in February 2019, months before Cohen was killed in July 2019. The witness said Cohen was bleeding from the head and face after the incident and asked him to take photographs of his injuries, which Wairimu allegedly instructed him not to do.

    29 September 2026 · Capital News →

  3. Housekeeper testifies Cohen was assaulted by wife months before death

    A housekeeper told the High Court that he witnessed Tob Cohen being attacked by his wife Sarah Wairimu Kamotho in February 2019, months before Cohen was killed in July 2019. The witness said he saw Wairimu holding a plastic chair over Cohen as he lay bleeding and cried "you are killing me," and that Wairimu prevented him from photographing Cohen's injuries.

    29 September 2026 · Capital News →

  4. Employee testifies to alleged assaults by Wairimu on Cohen

    A former employee of late businessman Tob Cohen testified in court about witnessing strained relations between Cohen and his wife Sarah Wairimu, who faces murder charges, describing incidents allegedly pointing to disagreements between the couple.

    29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  5. Three witnesses testify in Sarah Wairimu Cohen murder trial

    The prosecution presented three witnesses—two police officers and a former housekeeper—in the murder trial of Sarah Wairimu Kamotho over the death of her husband, Dutch businessman Tob Cohen, at the High Court in Kibera. One officer testified about responding to a distress call at Cohen's residence in July 2019, while another testified about a police visit following an assault complaint by Cohen against his wife.

    29 September 2026 · Capital News →

  6. Witness describes Cohen-Wairimu disputes before businessman death

    A former employee of slain Dutch businessman Tob Cohen testified in the High Court about witnessing bitter confrontations between Cohen and his wife Sarah Wairimu, including disagreements over property documents, in the months before his death.

    29 September 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 28 September

  1. Police testify to repeated disputes between Cohen and Wairimu

    Two police officers told the High Court that slain Dutch businessman Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Wairimu had repeated domestic disputes that brought them to police attention months before his death, with separate incidents handled at Parklands, Spring Valley and Gigiri police stations.

    28 September 2026 · The Standard →

  2. Witness recounts Cohen-Wairimu marital disputes before businessman's death

    A former employee of slain Dutch businessman Tob Cohen testified in the High Court about bitter confrontations between Cohen and his wife Sarah Wairimu, including disagreements over property documents kept in a safe at their Nairobi home in the months before his death.

    28 September 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 22 June

  1. DCI escorts Sarah Wairimu to Kitisuru home in Cohen murder probe

    DCI detectives, accompanied by court officials, escorted murder suspect Sarah Wairimu to her Kitisuru residence in Nairobi following a court order allowing her to access personal belongings, bank records, and financial documents. The visit is part of ongoing investigations into the 2019 death of Dutch-Kenyan businessman Tob Cohen and is being conducted under court supervision.

    22 June 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 15 June

  1. Cohen reported assault by Wairimu to police before disappearance

    Tob Cohen reported an assault involving his wife Sarah Wairimu to police in February 2019, months before his disappearance and death that year. The allegation emerged during court testimony as Wairimu faces charges in connection with his killing.

    15 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 9 June

  1. Worker testifies Wairimu told him Cohen travelled to Thailand

    A worker at Tob Cohen's residence testified that on July 19, 2019, he last saw the Dutch businessman alive, and that Sarah Wairimu Kamotho later instructed him to tell others Cohen had travelled to Thailand for medical treatment. The worker also testified that Cohen had confided he was injured by Wairimu in a domestic dispute days before his death.

    9 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

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