Monica Kimani murder: Court rules Jacque Maribe, Jowie have case to answer

Former media personality Jacque Maribe and Joseph ‘Jowie’ Irungu have now been put on their defense in a case where they’re accused of killing Monica Kimani.

The trial judge on Wednesday ruled that the prosecution had adduced enough evidence against the two suspects.

The witness, who took the court through items collected during the investigations and submitted them as exhibits, told the court that Jowie and Maribe jointly murdered the 29-year-old Juba-based businesswoman in September 2018.

Officer Otieno said that through forensic analysis exhibited in call data, Jowie was captured leaving the scene of the murder at 2335 hours; this was confirmed by Jowie's friend Jennings Orlando.

According to eyewitness accounts, Jowie was also the last known person to be with the deceased before her death.

The witness told the court that the two accused persons gave contradicting statements to investigating teams in relation to Jowie’s injuries at  Maribe's house in Royal Park Estate.

The two claimed Jowie had been attacked by thugs but investigating officers proved that the injuries were self inflicted using a neighbour's firearm.

The prosecution displayed items collected in the duration of the investigation and submitted them as exhibits.

These included specimen collected from the body of the deceased, Maribe’s car, apartment A8 at Lamuria Gardens, and Royal Park Estate where the jointly accused lived.