The High Court in Nairobi proceeds with the hearing of businesswoman Monica Kimani murder case.
Ms. Maribe together with Mr. Joseph Irungu alias Jowie are accused of killing the businesswoman on September 19, 2018.
She was found dead at her house in Lamuria Gardens Apartment in Kilimani, off Dennis Pritt Road. Monica had just arrived from Juba South Sudan, where she was doing business.
In the court proceedings, the investigating officer tabled various pieces of exhibits in court in an attempt to link the accused persons to the murder.
Mr. Otieno also told the court that Mr. Irungu changed clothes twice while at the journalist’s place and at the slain trader’s house.
He said detectives drawn from the homicide section confiscated and investigated more than 40 items including clothes, swabs of blood substances, DNA samples, a firearm, and a bullet.
The officer produced seven pieces of clothes and one live ammunition recovered from Ms. Maribe’s house in Royal Park estate.
The items include a Khaki Short (brown in color), one brown short-sleeved T-shirt, a grey leather jacket, a grey complete suit, a blue/white jacket, a Nike shoe and a beige jacket.
During the search in the house, the officers also recovered one live ammunition of caliber nine millimeters under the bed.
“Officers from Kilimani police station were also present with Jowie in the house. We were informed he had a sling in the left arm and made inventory to state the items we recovered. After the search, we dropped back to DCI Kilimani,” said Mr. Otieno.
Asked why they did an inventory of the items recovered, the witness said they were looking for evidence to connect Mr. Irungu to the crime that had occurred.
“We were looking for evidence of clothes he was wearing that day. We were subjecting the evidence to investigations. The information we had received was that he was at some point putting on a khakis greyish trouser, a darkish T-shirt, a red cap and a white Kanzu. At some point while at Lamuria he was wearing a Kanzu and a greyish jacket,” said the witness.
According to the Prosecution witness, Mr. Irungu visited Monica at her house shortly after she arrived from South Sudan. He was dressed in a maroon cap, a grey coat and a white kanzu that she introduced him to her neighbor as a security person.
The witness added that the investigating officers made an inventory of one maroon cap, one mobile phone (iPhone 8 plus) belonging to Mr. Irungu and a motor vehicle of Ms. Maribe.
“I was informed that the identified motor vehicle was the one used by Jowie to a vicinity close to the murder scene. From Roadhouse Grill drove through a place towards Lenana where there are taxis. He took a taxi which drove him to Lamuria Gardens,” said Chief Inspector Otieno.
He stated that in another inventory dated September 25, 2018, he was handed by the investigators postpartum form. It indicated the businesswoman had a severe neck injury due to sharp forced trauma.
Samples collected for DNA included blood, virginal swab, liver, kidney taken for toxicology, nails and hair, all taken from Kimani.
“On September 26, I was also handed over the exhibit memo prepared by officers from Kilimani Police forwarding the exhibits to government chemist. A request was made for full toxicology and DNA Analysis. We also did a request to DCI Kilimani for the vehicle to remain at the parking yard for full analysis,” he stated.
From the car, the investigators picked 22 items for forensic examination, said Mr. Otieno. The officers picked swabs from the steering wheel, from gear, and rear belt seat.
They also picked a pair of brown ladies’ shoe, a black hairband, black wooven gloves, one piece of black socks, black/white wooven glove, a pair of weave and a pillowcase.
“These were the items recovered from the car to subject them to forensic examination in terms of DNA in anything that will relate and assist the investigations,” he stated.
From the slain woman’s house in Lamuria Gardens, he said the officers collected various exhibits and collected a total of 17 items.
They include swabs of blood substance inside the house which were forwarded to the government Chemist. They also picked a plastic bottle and a navy blue shirt.
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