New details have emerged that Joseph Irungu alias Jowie and Jacque Maribe lied to the police on how Jowie sustained a gunshot wound two days after the death of businesswoman Monica Kimani.
Jowie is alleged to have shot himself on the night of September 21, 2018, in Maribe’s house but the court heard that they both lied that he had been shot by thugs.
The court was told that Maribe lied to the police on more than one occasion.
Chief inspector Maxwell Otieno told Justice Grace Nzioka that during investigations one of the witnesses, Brian Kassaine, said the former lovebirds lied.
Otieno said they were told Jowie had shot himself after an alleged misunderstanding with Maribe on that night.
Kassaine told Otieno that on that night they heard a loud bang on their gate and when he went to check he found Jowie lying down bleeding as Maribe followed him.
Maribe then informed Kassaine that Jowie had shot himself, so he went up to their house to secure the gun which was in the master bedroom.
Jowie was allegedly telling Maribe ‘unataka kunifukuza basi wacha nikufe unizike Langata. (You want to chase me, then let me die you bury me at Lang'ata).
When he got to the room he saw a lot of blood and he could see that Jowie’s clothes had been thrown out of the room as some were scattered on the staircase.
He took the car keys and drove Jowie and Maribe to Lang'ata hospital for medical attention but they were referred to Nairobi West because he needed an operation.
When they got to Nairobi West he was attended and they asked for Sh50,000 deposit before he was admitted. But they didn’t have the money so they decided to go back home.
Kassaine further told Otieno that on the next day under Jowie’s instructions he drove him to Lang'ata police station where he made a report that he had been shot by thugs.
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