Jowie Irungu and journalist Jacque Maribe will know their fate on October 6, 2023, in their ongoing trial in which they are accused of killing businesswoman Monica Kimani who was found murdered at her Nairobi home in September 2018.
This is after the defense handed in their final submissions on Friday.
“We have come to the end of trial; your lawyers have rested their case. the decision of the matter will be delivered on October 6, 2023,” said Trial Judge Grace Nzioka.
Irungu and Maribe, through their lawyers, asked the court to acquit them saying that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that they are culpable of killing Monica who was found brutally murdered at her home in Lamuria Gardens.
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.
