Details of Jacque Maribe’s RELEASE Plea

Jacque Maribe

Jacque Maribe appeared in court Wednesday for the hearing of her bail determination with the argument set to be done in a week’s time. The Citizen TV journalist has asked the court to release her on bail pending for the determination of the murder charge she is facing arguing that she is a single mother of a four year child who needs her.

“I am a single mother of a child aged four years who solely depends on me for social and financial upkeep. The child is of tender age and will deeply suffer if I remain in custody until the conclusion of the trial, which is undetermined,” reads part of a five page affidavit that she has filed.

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“I was not involved in the murder, was not at the scene of the murder, and had no knowledge of (Monica) or any person known to her. Any association alleged against me with the murder is wholly weak circumstantial association with Irungu,” she swore. The journalist said there were no compelling reasons to deny her bail, adding that she had cooperated with police and the special homicide team that was investigating the murder.

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“I am a single mother of a child aged four who solely depends on me for social and financial upkeep. He is of tender age and will deeply suffer if I remain in custody until the conclusion of the murder trial which might take long. I plead with the court to allow me be available to him,” she said.

Maribe swore that she surrendered her phone, car and her house in Langata Estate to police and that she has no intention of interfering with the evidence collected from the scenes of crime. She further stated that being a well-known television anchor, she cannot escape the court’s jurisdiction since most Kenyans can easily spot her and report to police.

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“I have surrendered myself, availed my car, handed over my house, cooperated for DNA tests and handed over my phone without any difficulty. I have also not been into contact with any prosecution witnesses to warrant denying bail,” she said. She stated that she understands the seriousness of the charge which might lead to a sentence of death but that the seriousness cannot be a basis to deny her bail. The application for bail will be heard today.

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