The trial of the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani will today go into its second day.

It is said to last three days after the suspects - Jacque Maribe and Joseph 'Jowie' Irungu - took fresh pleas. The prosecution amended Irungu’s name to include an alias, Harun.

Initially, the charge sheet only had Joseph Irungu alias Jowie. Yesterday, the two denied killing Monica at her Lamuria Gardens house on September 19, last year.

The prosecution has new evidence that could link TV personality Jacque to Monica's murder.

Scene of crime police officer Jennifer Sirwa showed the court pictures, among them that of a briefcase packed with bullets found in the ceiling, taken in Maribe’s apartment at Royal Park, Lang'ata.

Justice Wakiaga agreed with the defence and asked Mwaniki, “Do you do this to every witness or is it just Monica?”

The prosecution has lined up 33 witnesses.

“Life is sacrosanct. We shall also prove that; there was an attempted cover-up from both accused. That at the time of the incident, there wasn’t a provoked fight, therefore no self-defence and that the two accused can be deemed as principal offenders,” Mwaniki said.

Monica was born on October 12, 1990. She attended Stepping Stone Academy before joining Kaari Secondary School and later Kenya Polytechnic for International Relations studies.

- The Star