Jacque Maribe will be remanded for 6 more days at the Langata Women’s Prison as she is set to undergo a metal assessment to be conducted on her before taking plea. These were the directives given by the High Court through Justice Jessie Lessit.
Justice Jessie Lesiit said that Maribe, a second respondent in the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani, could not take plea before undergoing a mental examination, which determines if she is fit to stand trial.
Justice Lesiit directed Maribe undergoes a mental test at the Mathare Mental Hospital before being presented in court on Monday, October 15.
Maribe’s lawyer Katwa Kigen had unsuccessfully persuaded the court to have her client take plea before undergoing a mental test.
The prosecution told the court that Maribe’s co-accused, Joseph Irungu alias Jowie, had already been subjected to mental evaluation, hence fit to take plea.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji recommended that Maribe and her fiance, Jowie, be charged with the murder of Monica Kimani.