“Police Have Got it all Wrong” Lawyer Katwa Kigen Defends Maribe from Murder Charges

Lawyer Katwa Kigen has not taken kindly the decision by the police to charge Citizen Tv news anchor Jacque Maribe alongside her fiance Joseph Irungu in connection with the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani.

Maribe has been implicated in the gory murder by her conduct and association with prime suspect Irungu aka “Jowie”.

Her charges emanate from what Police describe as illegal handling of a firearm after a 9mm live bullet was recovered in her bedroom. The ammo was linked to a gun which belongs to her neighbor, Brian Kasaine, that Jowie allegedly used to shoot himself but later claimed he was shot at by unknown people.

Maribe’s lawyer, Katwa Kigen, was surprised that the Police had decided to prefer a murder charge against her.

“We believe that the Police have got it wrong. But since they have made that decision, we will fight this charges in court,” said Kigen.

DCI George Kinoti revealed that evidence gathered by the investigators so far reveals that Maribe was indirectly linked to Monica’s murder.

“We know that she helped Irungu cover up the offence by burning the clothes that he wore when he committed the crime.”

“We also have evidence pointing to her involvement in the crime, ” the chief sleuth said without elaborating on the evidence in his custody.

Section 222 of the Penal Code states that “Any person who becomes an accessory after the fact to murder is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life.”

The Citizen TV reporter and Irungu, who is being held at Muthaiga Police Station, have been described as prime suspects in the gruesome murder.

Monica Nyawira was killed in a gruesome manner. Her throat had been slit open and her hands and legs tied with ropes in a bathtub running with water. Police say the scene of crime indicated she could have been tortured before being murdered.

After the postmortem, the family said she had also been raped.

Early this week, Maribe distanced herself from Irungu as she fought off possible prosecution. She recanted her earlier statement to Police explaining how Irungu was shot. The retraction, Police say, was expected to let her off the hook to become a prosecution witness against Irungu.

In her latest statement recorded on Tuesday, Maribe demolished the explanation by Irungu that he was shot by criminals on a motorbike while the two were driving home on the night of September 20.

Earlier, in a self-recorded statement to Kilimani DCI, Maribe detailed how she and her Irungu were trailed by gunmen, whom she claimed shot Irungu.

A similar report had been filed at the Lang’ata Police station by Maribe and Irungu, blaming the motorbike criminals for the shooting.

Irungu will be produced in Court on Tuesday where he will be charged, probably alongside Maribe.

 

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