Written By John Mutiso 📝
A judge will visit the house of the late Monica Kimani to get a clear picture of the scene of crime.
Lady Justice Grace Nzioka will also pay a visit to journalist Jacqueline Maribe’s former house at the Royal Park Estate in Lang’ata. Maribe stayed there with her then-boyfriend, Joseph Irungu alias Jowie.
Maribe and Irungu are on trial for Kimani’s murder on September 19, 2018, at the Lamuria Gardens on Dennis Pritt Road in Kileleshwa, Nairobi.
“I will allow the application to visit the two scenes to understand the allegations and testimonies made in court. This will, however, be done when the investigating officer testifies and concludes the prosecution’s case,” said Justice Nzioka.
Justice Nzioka further refused to throw out evidence gathered by a Safaricom Ltd investigator who tracked Irungu’s movements on the day he is accused of murder.
Through his lawyer Prof Hassan Nandwa, Irungu had asked the court to throw out Mr. Jonathan Limo’s evidence because he was unable to answer questions about phone tracking.
“The fact that the witness is not able to answer questions is not an issue that can make the court to expunge his evidence and documents from the records. That issue can only be a subject for the defence to submit on once the prosecution has closed its case,” she ruled.
Mr. Limo testified for the second day on the movement of the two suspects in response to a request from detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
He confirmed that the former news anchor’s phone signals were last detected on that day at Dennis Pritt Road, about 40 minutes before Ms. Kimani was allegedly killed.
Justice Nzioka postponed the hearing until June 13 to allow the prosecution to present the last two witnesses, a cybercrime officer and the investigating officer.
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