Court of Appeal judge Sankale Ole Kantai has reportedly filed an application seeking to bar the police from arresting him over the murder of businessman Tob Cohen.
Justice Kantai filed the application after he was accused of taking part in planning and covering up of the murder of Cohen.
The accusations were made by John Gachomo, a senior assistant Inspector General of Police based at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters.
According to the officer, Sankale and Cohen's widow, Sarah Wairimu held meetings at multiple places to plan the murder of the late billionaire.
In an application to the court, officers from the DCI pointed an accusing finger at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) for allegedly sabotaging the case by failing to charge Sankale.
Court of Appeal judge Sankale Ole Kantai. [Photo: Courtesy]
“The DPP can only terminate criminal proceedings instituted by his office and not criminal investigations being undertaken by DCI while exercising its constitutional mandate,” the court papers read in part.
Following the accusations, Justice Sankale through his lawyer Walter Wanyama has accused the Inspector general of Police and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) of going rogue and ignoring the findings of the ODPP on the issue.
“What is more intriguing and probably a manifestation of an institution whose leaders have gone rogue, the 2nd respondent wants to arrest the petitioner on matters that the DPP has already considered and closed,” his application read in part as quoted by Citizen.
Justice Sankale now wants the court to bar the police from arresting him over the matter until his application is heard and determined.
