Monica Kimani Murder: Court Pushes Judgement Date to December 15

A High Court in Nairobi has postponed the ruling on a murder case against Joseph Irungu alias Jowie and former TV news anchor Jacqueline Maribe.

The court on Friday said it would render a ruling on December 15 after the trial judge, Lady Justice Grace Nzioka fell ill.

The two ex-lovers are charged with the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani who was found dead at her Lamuria Gardens home in Nairobi home in September 2018.

Justice Nzioka was set to deliver the ruling today following the conclusion of the trial in July.

The defense counsel argued that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the duo was responsible for the murder of the businesswoman.

Maribe’s lawyer, Katwa Kigen, told the court that none of the witnesses had incriminated the former news anchor during the case proceedings.

“The case is based on circumstantial evidence; there’s no direct evidence against the second accused person,” Maribe’s lawyer said.

Kigen also submitted that his client did not know Monica and the prosecution had not presented DNA evidence linking her to the murder.

“There was no blood group association between the blood that was found and the accused and there’s no confession that would suggest that she had a hand in the death of Monica,” Kigen argued.

“There’s no telephone data to demonstrate that she communicated with the deceased, Maribe has given timings of where she was and the people she was with when Monica’s murder allegedly occurred. The prosecution has confirmed both the location and times so where is the entry point then?” he posed.