Joseph Irungu alias Joe Jowie, a prime suspect in Monica Kimani’s murder case may be set free soon.
Until now, detectives are working round the clock to recover the murder weapon which would be crucial in securing a conviction against him.
The homicide detectives who are attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations( DCI) are yet to recover the weapon believed to have been used by Jowie to kill Monica.
Jowie had to be driven around the city over the weekend by detectives in an effort to find the weapon which they believe he may have hidden it within his friends in the city.
They drove him around several estates in Nairobi where they believed he may have hidden the murder weapon – believed to be a knife.
The search saw DCI officers take the suspect to Monica Kimani’s apartment, as well as in the house where he lived with his fiancée Jacque Maribe.
They also visited three other estates where Irungu’s close friends live.
Apart from the weapon, police are keen on discovering the keys to Kimani’s apartment as her killer locked the house after killing her.
The prosecution is expected to produce Irungu before a Kiambu court on Monday where he will be formally charged with first degree murder.
A conviction for a murder case requires the prosecution to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt – a relatively high threshold compared to other cases.
Media reports indicate that the police have gathered crucial evidence linking Irungu to Kimani’s murder, including DNA evidence that placed him at the scene of the murder.
However, the suspect’s father while speaking to NTV’s Dennis Okari in an exclusive interview has refuted the report saying his son had not been subjected to DNA tests.