The High Court in Nairobi will today deliver it’s judgment in the murder case against Joshua Irungu alias Jowie and former TV news anchor Jacqueline Maribe.
The two ex-lovers are charged with the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani who was found dead with her throat slit at her Nairobi home in September 2018.
The verdict was to be delivered on October 6th but was postponed after Lady Justice Grace Nzioka was reported to be ill.
The delivery of the judgement today follows conclusion of the trial in July when the defense handed in their final submissions where Irungu and Maribe, through their lawyers, asked the court to acquit them.
They argued that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that they are culpable of killing Monica who was found brutally murdered at her Lamuria Gardens apartment.
Maribe’s lawyer, Katwa Kigen, specifically argued 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 likewise told the court that Maribe was not aware of the existence of Monica and there was no DNA evidence linking her to Monica’s 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,” Kigwen 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.
