Media personality Jackie Maribe and her co-accused Jowie Irungu in the murder case of businesswoman Monica Kimani have a case to answer, according to Justice Grace Nzioka of the Naivasha law courts.
The prosecution will now move on to the trial stage after the court ruled that there was sufficient evidence provided by them to support the case.
The decision was announced this afternoon, and the trial is scheduled to start on May 11 of this year. They are both charged with killing Monica Kimani in 2018. Since then, the case has not been resolved.
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Media personality Jackie Maribe and her co-accused Jowie Irungu in the murder case of businesswoman Monica Kimani have a case to answer, according to Justice Grace Nzioka of the Naivasha law courts.
According to Jonathan Limo, an investigating officer, Jowie's phone was tracked during the murder along Dennis Pritt road.
That was the same house where Monica Kimani lived before she passed away. The investigating officer also informed the court that, based on the phone records, Jowie had last spoken to Monica on September 1, 2018, according to the report.
On the same day, Dennis Pritt Road saw the location of Jackie's phone as well. In 2018, Jowie and Jackie were accused of killing a business woman.
In addition to the fact that Jackie's car was discovered at the crime site, she was also involved in the murder. That made Jackie, who was dating Jowie, the initial accused, at the time, immediately related to the case.
The media personality and her then-lover Jowie were both detained as a result of the subsequent events, and she was eventually released on bail. Jowie is said to have shot himself shortly after Monica was killed and then called the police to say that he had been attacked by a gang at night while en route to pick up Jackie from work.
She lost her position as Citizen television's TV host as a result of this lawsuit, which also made her a trending topic for several weeks. Initially denied bail, Jowie was eventually freed in March 2020. When Jowie spoke with Jalangó after his release, he came forward to say that he had been saved and had given up drinking.
He bemoaned the fact that those he had formerly considered friends had deserted him when he had needed them most.
In contrast, Jackie received a ton of support from her family, friends, and other media figures despite losing her job at Citizen.
By supporting her and being by her side during the court proceedings, her father went on to emerge as the case's hero.
In a previous interview, the media personality openly stated that Jackie and Jowie's relationship ended before Jowie was sentenced to prison.
Jackie was clarifying things after Jowie claimed that their separation occurred while he was incarcerated. She continued by saying that the only thing she regretted was having a connection to Jowie.Before Jowie was arrested and charged with crimes, the two were engaged.
