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 Friday.
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 Nation Friday 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.