The Nairobi High Court has postponed the judgment in the murder case involving Joshua Irungu (Jowie) and former TV news anchor Jacqueline Maribe to December 15, 2023. High Court Judge Grace Nzioka, initially scheduled to deliver the verdict, was unable to do so due to illness. The former couple faces charges related to the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani, whose lifeless body was discovered with her throat slashed at her Nairobi residence in September 2018.
Following the conclusion of the trial in July, the defense submitted their final arguments, with Irungu and Maribe’s lawyers requesting acquittal. They contended that the prosecution had failed to establish their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in the murder of Monica, who was tragically killed at her Lamuria Gardens home.