Former citizen TV journalist Jackue Maribe may just be off the hook in the murder case of the late Monica Kimani after fixing her lover Jowie Irungu.
In a twist of events, it has now emerged that the confessions made by Jacque Maribe directly implicated Joseph irungu in the murder of the businesswoman.
According to the Standard Newspaper, whereas Jowie opposed the admission of the statement by Maribe a few days ago after she was arrested over the murder of miss Kimani, the former journalist had no problem with her alleged confession being produced as an exhibit in the trial
It’s alleged that Jackue Maribe made the confession that her lover Jowie Irungu shot himself in her house, something which differed from what they told the police earlier. The two lovebirds had lied to the men in uniform that Jowie was shot by unknown thugs to confuse detectives in the Monica Kimani melee.
On his side, Jowie Irungu through his lawyer prof Hassan Nandwa argued that the statements worn by his lover Maribe on September 29th 2018 was self incriminating since it inducted him in the murder of miss Kimani.
“We are objecting to the admission of this statement which appears like a confession against Joseph. This statement is like an indictment against him. The prosecution cannot be allowed to rely on it as evidence.” Said Nandwa.
However, lady justice Grace Nzioka allowed the investigating officer chief inspector Maxwell Otieno to produce it as an exhibit in court since the owner (Maribe) did not have a problem with it being produced during the hearing.
“In any case, the first accused Jowie will have a chance to interrogate the statement by close examining Jackue Maribe if the time comes. Since she has no problem with her statement being produced, the court dismisses the application to strike it out.” Ruled judge Nzioka.
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