Detectives have revealed evidence seeking to link TV journalist Jacque Maribe to the murder of Monica Kimani.
Following an affidavit by the investigating officer Maxwell Otieno , Maribe knowingly assisted the main suspect Joseph Irungu in a cover-up.
Irungu , who is Maribe’s fiancee, is being detained following a court order for police to complete investigations.
The affidavit further says that Maribe told detectives that Jowie attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself after a serious disagreement between the two.
After he shot himself, Maribe said he rushed out to a house belonging to another suspect.
According to the suspect told the police that Jowie woke him up and told him to go and secure the gun at Maribe’s house.
The suspect rushed to the house and found a bullet of 9mm and one spent cartridge on the floor at the entrance to the master bedroom.
Maribe recorded a statement at the Lang’ata police station in regard to the said shooting incident and alleged that Jowie had been shot at by three-man gang who were on a motorbike near the gate of their residence.
“Some of the key exhibits in the case i.e Kanzu and a jacket were partly burnt at the residence of the respondent and it believed that this was done with the respondent’s full knowledge,” reads the affidavit.
“Among the items recovered they are yet to be subjected for forensic examination by the government analyst,” read the affidavit.
The DPP had previously recovered one 9mm live bullet (ammunition).
They also impounded motor vehicle KCA 031E Toyota Allion Silver on September 25, 2018.
“That the said motor vehicle mentioned was seen on the CCTV footage at the crime scene and was driven by Joseph Kuria Irung alias Jowie,” read the affidavit in parts.
The investigation so far shows that one of the suspects gave out a firearm to Jowie on several occasion and one of such occasion was on September 9.
Jackie will be detained for 11 more days at the Gigiri as police continue investigations into the murder of Monica Kimani continue.
The detectives said that they will extract DNA samples from the Maribe for the purposes of the comparison with a sample taken at the scene of her residence.
The prosecutor told the court on Monday that the reason to ask for her to be detained is that they feared following the huge following and being a media personality can interfere with the investigation.
They also stated that she was a flight risk and should remain in custody pending the conclusion of investigations.