Monica Kimani had just arrived home from South Sudan two weeks ago when she was killed inside her apartment in Nairobi.
Here, a blow by blow account of how the probe into her murder has evolved.
- Wednesday, September 19
6.21pm- Monica Kimani, 28, a businesswoman, calls her brother to announce her arrival in Nairobi from Juba, tells him she will leave for Dubai the next day.
7.30pm — Ms Kimani is dropped off by a taxi at her Lamuria Gardens Apartment in Kilimani, Off Dennis Pritt Road.
8.00pm — Ms Kimani leaves her third floor flat to collect a delivery from the gate.
8.30pm- A neighbour, Owen, arrives at Ms Kimani’s house to deliver a South Sudanese car number plate she had given him earlier and requested it be insulated.
9.00pm — The neighbours leave Ms Kimani and the man in the white robe in the flat.
- Thursday, September 20
4.00am — Joseph Irungu Kuria arrives at his girlfriend’s house dressed in a hoodie, a cap and a jacket.
12.00pm — George Kimani with the help of neighbours and a friend, break into Ms Kimani’s flat and find her dead in the bathtub, her neck slit from ear to ear. Her mouth is taped shut, her hands tied at the back. Her feet were also bound. The killer left the water running.
3.30pm- Police, having analysed the scene of crime, take Ms Kimani’s body to Chiromo Mortuary.
9.00pm- Jacque Wangui Maribe, a news anchor at Citizen Television reads the news, with the death of Ms Kimani being one of the items, before heading home.
- Friday, September 21
1.00am — Jacque Maribe and her fiancé Joseph Irungu get into an argument at her Royal Park Apartment house number 626, where Mr Irungu is suspected to have grabbed a pistol and shot himself on the right side of the chest. The bullet exits from the back and hits the wall, leaving a hole.
7.05pm- Mr Kassaine, Ms Maribe and Mr Irungu go to Lang’ata Police Station, some 200 metres from their estate, and report under OB/79/21/9/2018 that Mr Irungu had been shot very early that morning by three thugs as he entered the house.
8.00pm — Lang’ata OCPD Mutisi visits the alleged scene of shooting and interrogates watchmen who deny hearing any gunshots or having information about the shooting.
10.30pm — The OCPD receives a signal from Kilimani, asking for assistance in tracing Mr Irungu and the Toyota Allion car seen at the scene of Ms Kimani’s murder in Kilimani.
- Sunday, September 23
Police interrogate Mr Kassaine, Ms Maribe and Mr Irungu about Ms Kimani’s death and the alleged shooting.
- Monday, September 24
Mr Irungu is arrested at Ms Maribe’s house and taken to the Lang’ata Police Station. Ms Maribe goes missing, but later reveals that she panicked and went to her parent’s house after her fiancé was arrested in connection with the killing she had reported on TV.
- Tuesday, September 25
Police seize Ms Maribe’s car, the Toyota Allion KCA 031E, from her home and take it to the Kilimani Police Station.
It is dusted and cans of beer, a wig and some clothes found inside are taken by police.
Forensic investigators also camp at Ms Kimani’s flat, combing the area for samples to be taken for DNA analysis.
- Wednesday, September 26
Police produce Mr Irungu at the Kiambu Law Courts, court grants Investigating Officer Maxwell Otieno 10 days to detain him to allow for more investigations.
- Thursday, September 27
Ms Maribe records a statement at the Kilimani Police Station and is later taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters.
Police recover a partially burnt white robe, T-shirt, cap and other clothing in Ms Maribe’s compound, collect them for forensic exam.
- Friday, September 28
Ms Kimani is buried at her home in Gilgil, her family says they have forgiven her killers but are keen to ensure that justice is done.
- Saturday, September 29
Ms Maribe is arrested at her house at the Royal Park Estate and detained at Gigiri Police Station.
- Monday, October 1
Ms Maribe and Ms Kassaine are produced at Kiambu Law Courts on separate schedules, court grants investigating officers 10 days to detain each. Days will not include the October 10 public holiday.
TV journalist Jacque Maribe and her neighbour Brian Kassaine; suspects in the murder of Monica Kimani will spend 11 more nights in Police cells over their alleged involvement in the brutal killing of the business woman. #NTVTonight pic.twitter.com/LXVwzb6YoV
— NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) October 1, 2018