Peter Karanja, the second suspect charged with the murder of tycoon Tob Cohen is in court for his bail application.
His lawyer says Karanja is not known to any of the witnesses hence cannot interfere with witnesses.
The suspect is seeking reasonable bail terms since he may not be able to raise high amounts for bond. He is requesting a bail of anything below Ksh 1 million.
Karanja in his application argues that he has been in police custody for over 30 days and if released on bail he is willing and able to abide by any terms and conditions set by the court.
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According to his lawyer no material evidence has been put before court to show that our client is able to interfere with the witnesses.
The lawyer further claims that Karanja suffers a medical condition that requires constant attention and granting him bond will enable him continue with proper medical
The prosecution is however opposed to the bail application by Karanja arguing that it has compelling reasons to have him detained further.
The main suspect, Cohen’s widow is free after the court freed her on Sh2 million cash bail.
Sarah Wairimu Kamotho was directed to alternatively, deposit Sh4 million bond with two sureties of Sh2 million each.
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