The Pussy and the Judge
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Elder Lister
Very sad. How could she? Yes, I'm judging!
Ssabasajja
Elder Lister
Risking all the perks that come with the position for an old witch. What an idiot.
Kasaman
Elder Lister
Men never expose yourself carelessly....
any man whatever the status, in women hands is useless !
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
Putty
Kasaman
Elder Lister
!
Ole Waru
Elder Lister
On Friday the Daily Nation ran the story of the eyebrow-raising relationship between a
Court of Appeal judge and one of Kenya’s most famous murder suspects. And yesterday
morning, Justice Sankale ole Kantai was picked up by DCI detectives, who took him to
their Kiambu Road headquarters. He had still not been released by the time of going to
press, and the officers have not stated if he is under investigation.
However, we can reveal that he is the judge in the story, and the woman in question is
Sarah Cohen.
What began as a relationship with a key suspect in one of the most famous murder
cases in Kenya in recent times saw a Court of Appeal judge spend the whole day with
detectives yesterday.
Justice Sankale ole Kantai was picked up by Directorate of Criminal Investigations
(DCI) detectives from his home in Karen, Nairobi, in the morning and driven to the
DCI headquarters on Kiambu Road, where he spent the whole day.
Justice Sankale was released later in the evening, though it was not clear if the DCI was
planning to prefer any charges against him.
The Saturday Nation yesterday published a story about how a suspect in a murder trial
had reached out to a judge for advice.
The two met at Acacia Premier Hotel in Kisumu and there is evidence of them not only
exchanging love messages but also evidence crucial to the case.
The suspect in the case, as it turned out, is Sarah Wairimu, the widow and main suspect
in the murder of Dutch businessman Tob Cohen.
“Good morning. Driver left five minutes ago. He is coming for you,” the judge wrote in
one of the messages preceding a meeting between the two at a hotel in Kisumu.
“OK love,” replied Ms Wairimu.
“Pack mosquito repellent if you have,” the judge wrote in another SMS.
“Done.”
After several minutes she wrote: “Hi. Driver has picked.”
Apart from that, Ms Wairimu sent scanned copies of media coverage and story links
about her case in court.
Police are now trying to establish if the relationship between Ms Wairimu and the judge
in any way interfered with Mr Cohen’s murder trial.Mr Cohen’s body was found in a water tank within his compound on September 13 last
year after he went missing for about two months. Ms Wairimu and Gilgil MP Martha
Wangari’s estranged husband Peter Karanja were consequently charged with the
murder. The two pleaded not guilty.
The case is yet to officially start in court but it has been filled with drama, starting with
who has a right to inherit the former golf millionaire’s estate.
Ms Wairimu was just recently allowed to pick her clothes and makeup from Cohen’s
house. She is still fighting to regain custody of two dogs that they owned.
Additionally, Ms Wairimu’s defence team, led by former Director of Public
Prosecutions Philip Murgor, is still demanding witness statements from the DPP.
The discovery of a relationship between Ms Wairimu and the Court of Appeal judge
may add intrigue to the trial. Among the things detectives are trying to find out is if Ms
Wairimu at any point received guidance from the judge in writing her witness
statement.
Sources say Ms Wairimu at some point sent the judge a soft copy of her statement,
saying: “This is what the police have recorded; peruse, add/ remove what is necessary
and return.”
The judge received the copy. He then sent the copy to Ms Wairimu, who took it back to
the police station.
But police did not delete the previous copy and filed the two reports – the last without
an official signature.
Nevertheless, the relationship between the suspect and the judge appears to have gone
back many years, when the judge, then a lawyer, registered himself as the beneficial
owner of a share owned by a former MP without the knowledge of the majority
shareholder. He later transferred the share to the suspect.
This is not the first time Justice Sankale has found himself in controversy.
In 2018, a petition challenging the election of Embu Governor Martin Wambora was
delayed after he claimed that one of the parties tried to compromise him.
This forced the court to adjourn the hearing of the case for more than a month, and
further warn of dire consequences to those trying to influence the case.
A civil rights group asked Chief Justice David Maraga to name who had tried to bribe
the judge. This is yet to happen.
Justice Kantai was among several judges affected by a reshuffle in February 2019 by
Chief Justice David Maraga, when he was transferred from Nyeri to Nairobi, alongside
Malindi’s Justice Wanjiru Karanja and Kisumu’s Hannah Okwengu and Jamila
Mohammed.The Judiciary said the transfers were normal and routine, in line with the requirement
for Court of Appeal judges to serve in a station for two years.
Court of Appeal judge and one of Kenya’s most famous murder suspects. And yesterday
morning, Justice Sankale ole Kantai was picked up by DCI detectives, who took him to
their Kiambu Road headquarters. He had still not been released by the time of going to
press, and the officers have not stated if he is under investigation.
However, we can reveal that he is the judge in the story, and the woman in question is
Sarah Cohen.
What began as a relationship with a key suspect in one of the most famous murder
cases in Kenya in recent times saw a Court of Appeal judge spend the whole day with
detectives yesterday.
Justice Sankale ole Kantai was picked up by Directorate of Criminal Investigations
(DCI) detectives from his home in Karen, Nairobi, in the morning and driven to the
DCI headquarters on Kiambu Road, where he spent the whole day.
Justice Sankale was released later in the evening, though it was not clear if the DCI was
planning to prefer any charges against him.
The Saturday Nation yesterday published a story about how a suspect in a murder trial
had reached out to a judge for advice.
The two met at Acacia Premier Hotel in Kisumu and there is evidence of them not only
exchanging love messages but also evidence crucial to the case.
The suspect in the case, as it turned out, is Sarah Wairimu, the widow and main suspect
in the murder of Dutch businessman Tob Cohen.
“Good morning. Driver left five minutes ago. He is coming for you,” the judge wrote in
one of the messages preceding a meeting between the two at a hotel in Kisumu.
“OK love,” replied Ms Wairimu.
“Pack mosquito repellent if you have,” the judge wrote in another SMS.
“Done.”
After several minutes she wrote: “Hi. Driver has picked.”
Apart from that, Ms Wairimu sent scanned copies of media coverage and story links
about her case in court.
Police are now trying to establish if the relationship between Ms Wairimu and the judge
in any way interfered with Mr Cohen’s murder trial.Mr Cohen’s body was found in a water tank within his compound on September 13 last
year after he went missing for about two months. Ms Wairimu and Gilgil MP Martha
Wangari’s estranged husband Peter Karanja were consequently charged with the
murder. The two pleaded not guilty.
The case is yet to officially start in court but it has been filled with drama, starting with
who has a right to inherit the former golf millionaire’s estate.
Ms Wairimu was just recently allowed to pick her clothes and makeup from Cohen’s
house. She is still fighting to regain custody of two dogs that they owned.
Additionally, Ms Wairimu’s defence team, led by former Director of Public
Prosecutions Philip Murgor, is still demanding witness statements from the DPP.
The discovery of a relationship between Ms Wairimu and the Court of Appeal judge
may add intrigue to the trial. Among the things detectives are trying to find out is if Ms
Wairimu at any point received guidance from the judge in writing her witness
statement.
Sources say Ms Wairimu at some point sent the judge a soft copy of her statement,
saying: “This is what the police have recorded; peruse, add/ remove what is necessary
and return.”
The judge received the copy. He then sent the copy to Ms Wairimu, who took it back to
the police station.
But police did not delete the previous copy and filed the two reports – the last without
an official signature.
Nevertheless, the relationship between the suspect and the judge appears to have gone
back many years, when the judge, then a lawyer, registered himself as the beneficial
owner of a share owned by a former MP without the knowledge of the majority
shareholder. He later transferred the share to the suspect.
This is not the first time Justice Sankale has found himself in controversy.
In 2018, a petition challenging the election of Embu Governor Martin Wambora was
delayed after he claimed that one of the parties tried to compromise him.
This forced the court to adjourn the hearing of the case for more than a month, and
further warn of dire consequences to those trying to influence the case.
A civil rights group asked Chief Justice David Maraga to name who had tried to bribe
the judge. This is yet to happen.
Justice Kantai was among several judges affected by a reshuffle in February 2019 by
Chief Justice David Maraga, when he was transferred from Nyeri to Nairobi, alongside
Malindi’s Justice Wanjiru Karanja and Kisumu’s Hannah Okwengu and Jamila
Mohammed.The Judiciary said the transfers were normal and routine, in line with the requirement
for Court of Appeal judges to serve in a station for two years.
Elgin
Elder Lister
@Mwalimu-G The best way to appreciate my job, I always imagine myself without one.
Introvert
Elder Lister
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
car-bee-sah!
Mwendawazimu
Elder Lister
Ogopa wanawake -Mwalimu-G 2020
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
Hindsight is a great but cruel teacher.
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
Yes, they mold you this way and that way as if you are a lump of plasticine.
let me go with this one as my word for the day
Skam-par-car njoo urushe mawe
Mwendawazimu
Elder Lister
Ile PNC inagonga kantai sio kidogo