A prominent city lawyer and Court of Appeal judge Sankale Ole Kantai’s brother is on the spot for allegedly intimidating key witnesses in the Tob Cohen murder case.
Judge Kantai is one of the key suspects in the murder trial of Cohen whose body was found in a septic tank in his compound.
In an affidavit filed before the High Court, former Judge Kantai’s driver and a key witness in the case, Jackson Lutoma Masista claims that lawyer Peter Wanyama and Kantai’s brother James Sapuro have tried blackmailing and dissuading him from helping the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to unravel the murder case of the late Dutch businessman.
“In the recent past l have been receiving incessant calls from advocate representing Justice Sankale Ole Kantai one Peter Wanyama via mobile number 0721***689 warning me against being of assistance to the DCI on any matter touching on Justice Sankale and or making any disclosures to anybody on the matter concerning the judge,” Lutoma said in documents before the court.
Lutoma, a retired police officer, was Justice Sankale’s driver for three years between 2015 and 2018.
The witness also claimed that lawyer Wanyama has been sending him WhatsApp messages through different mobile numbers to prevent their communication from being tapped or overheard by the DCI sleuths.
“A brother of Justice Sankale whom l reasonably presume to be known as James Sapuro has also been incessantly calling me via mobile number 0713***238 and dissuading me from honouring any summons or invitation to the office of the DCI,” Lutoma added.
