A former MP has narrated his last minute conversation with billionaire businessman Tob Cohen, whose mutilated body was discovered at his Spring Valley home on Friday.
The Dutch businessman went missing almost two months ago, prompting a systematic search by detectives under DCI boss George Kinoti.
Former Gatundu North MP Patrick Muiruri, claimed that he had a 15-minute phone conversation with Cohen on the night he reportedly died.
According to Muiruri, the billionaire businessman raised concerns about his life, adding that should anything happen to him, his wife Sarah Wairimu should be held responsible.
“On the night he was murdered I talked to him for 15 minutes. He was very concerned about his life. If anything happened to him… If he was found dead anywhere, a close relation would be responsible,” Former Gatundu MP Patrick Muiruri told the media.
“He had complained to the authorities.”Muiruri then briefly went down memory lane, recalling the years he had spent with Cohen.
Those nights the two shared a drink. A daughter’s wedding. And another phone call by yet another close friend soon after Cohen disappeared.
“He told me he couldn’t reach our friend,” Muiruri said. “My mind went back to the last conversation we had.”
DCI George Kinoti termed the murder gruesome, adding that the former Philips East Africa Electronics CEO died a painful death.
“There is no perfect crime,” a shocked DCI George Kinoti told the media. “These people were heartless. Absolutely heartless.”
“When I say it is gruesome, it is gruesome,” Kinoti, a seasoned cop, who has been to countless crime scenes, had to swallow hard when asked about how Cohen was killed.
Cohen’s sister Gabrie Van Struaten and her husband battled to fight tears. Unable to believe that her brother was killed in such a manner so far from home.
“It is unbelievable that this can be done. I did see his body. I don’t know what to say. Disgusting what happened,” she said.
Ms Wairimu and an estranged husband to a sitting Nakuru MP have been arrested and are likely to face murder charges. The two have been linked to the mogul's death.