Monica Kimani murder: Trial against Jowie, Jacque Maribe begins

The trial of Joseph Irungu alias Jowie and journalist Jacque Maribe resumed on Tuesday with three prosecution witnesses taking the stand.

A security guard whose identity card was found at the Kilimani scene of crime, a caretaker at Langata's Royal Park Estate and former Kilimani Deputy OCS appeared before Justice Grace Nzioka to give details that the prosecution believes will firm up its case.

Seven more witnesses are set to give their testimony before the case is handed over to the accused persons.

First on the dock was security guard Dominic Bisera whose identity card was found at Lamuria Gardens where Monica lived having been booked as her visitor.

Bisera told the court that he had lost his identity card at Langata’s Royal Park Estate where he had gone to work as one of the casuals at a construction site and left his ID at the gate only for him never to see it again.

With the prosecution pointing to the possibility of Jowie having picked the ID from Royal Park gate where he and Maribe lived, his lawyer Prof. Hassan Nandwa maintained that the company where Bisera works is the same that provided security at Lamuria Gardens where Monica was murdered in her house.

On his part, Kennedy Araman, the then Kilimani Deputy OCS, outlined how three witnesses separately identified Jowie positively at an identification parade on September 25 2018; a statement that was interrogated by defence counsel Katwa Kigen.

A caretaker at Royal Park Estate where the two accused lived confirmed their residence to the court, adding that no gunshot was heard within the estate as claimed.

Seven more witnesses are expected to take to the stand before the case is handed to the defence to call its witnesses.