The murder of Monica Kimani made – and still is making – headlines.
Monica was murdered in her posh Kilimani apartment last year in September.
Her body was discovered by her brother George Thuo who then called the dad, Paul Ngarama. In an interview, he says he sensed the moment Monica died.
Ngarama rushed to Lemuria Gardens after the panicked phone call from his son.
He said,
“I COULDN’T BELIEVE WHAT I SAW. IT WAS VERY PAINFUL TO SEE HER IN THAT STATE. HER NECK WAS SLIT AND HER HANDS AND LEGS WERE TIED. HER CLOTHES WERE TORN. THE INVESTIGATION TEAM TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD BEEN RAPED. I WAS TOLD I FAINTED AT THE SIGHT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE CAR.”
Speaking to Kikuyu Diaspora, a popular YouTube channel, Ngarama said,
“I LEFT MONICA IN JUBA AND CAME TO KENYA FOR AN EVANGELISM SERVICE. ON THAT WEDNESDAY WE WERE HAD GATHERED AT A CHURCH TO PRAY FOR OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE A LOT WAS GOING ON AT THAT TIME.”
Adding,
“DURING THE OVERNIGHT KESHA, I WAS VERY DISTURBED AND I HEARD GOD TELLING ME TO PRAY. WHILE I PRAYED, I KEPT FEELING WEAK, IT’S LIKE THERE WAS A SEVERE STRUGGLE INSIDE ME. I DIDN’T KNOW WHY I NO LONGER HAD THE STRENGTH TO PRAY. AT AROUND 1, I COULDN’T PRAY ANYMORE AND I THINK THAT WAS WHEN MONICA WAS KILLED.”
Ngarama continued,
George and the caretaker broke into the house only to find her dead. Her body had been dumped in the bathtub.
The main suspect for her murder is Joseph ‘Jowie’ Irungu who was granted bail of Ksh 2m or a bond of Ksh 3m by Justice Wakiaga.