Yeye sio wazimu! Jacque Maribe and Jowie expected in court today after passing mental test

Piece by: Caren Nyota
Lifestyle

Citizen TV journalist Jacque Maribe and her fiance Joseph ‘Jowie’ Irungu are expected to take plea to the charge of murdering Monica Kimani today.

Maribe has been implicated in the murder by her conduct and association with Jowie, who is the prime suspect.

Monica, 28, was killed in her apartment at Lamuria Gardens in Kilimani on September 19, a day after she arrived from Juba.

Maribe’s charges emanate from what police described as illegal handling of a firearm after a 9mm live bullet was recovered in her bedroom.

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The ammunition was linked to a gun which belongs to her neighbour, Brian Kassaine. Police said Jowie used the gun to shoot himself before claiming he was shot at by unknown people.

On October 6, Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti told the Star that evidence showed Maribe was indirectly linked to Monica’s murder.

She was arrested on September 27 after investigators recovered documents, including a wallet and a handbag in her Lang’ata house. The documents are believed to belong to Monica, who was buried in Gilgil on September 28.

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Credits: The Star