Citizen TV journalist Jacque Maribe and her fiancé Joseph Irungu will spend another week in jail, after today’s court ruling. In the ruling made by Justice James Wakiaga on Wednesday, Ms. Maribe and Mr. Irungu’s bailing hearing will be on October 24, at 11:30 am.
The judge further directed to that he gets a social enquiry report from the Probation Department.
“I’m going to make a second order that i get some social enquiry report from the Probation Department independent of what you guys have said,” said Justice Wakiaga.
The two will be remanded at the Lang’ata Women’s prison and the Industrial Area Remand prison respectively.
Justice Jessie Lesiit ordered on Monday that Jacque Maribe and Joseph ‘Jowie’ Irungu appear in another court in the Criminal Division for their bail application hearing.
Meanwhile, the court has warned the media against sensational reporting saying that such would jeopardise the case. “I’m an old school judge and I do not like it when I’m influenced before I hear a case…media should guard against what to put,” he said. He asked the public prosecutor whether his team has been leaking sensitive details of the case to the media.
TV journalist Jacque Maribe & fiancé Joseph Irungu to remain in custody for 7 more days. Their bail application will be heard before Justice James Wakiaga on 24.10.18 from 11.30 AM. They denied murdering businesswoman Monica Kimani last month #Murder_ODPP pic.twitter.com/kURtQyL5sD
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However, Mwaniki said she is not aware who has been talking to the media. She ironically lamented that some media reports could water down their case against the two suspects.
On Monday, Justice Jesse Lesiit directed that the victim’s family had up to the morning of Tuesday, October 16, to file an affidavit seeking to bar release of the two suspects on bail, which application will be served to the defence team and heard on Wednesday. Maribe is being detained at the Langata Women Prison while Irungu is held at the Industrial Area Remand Prison in Nairobi.
Jacque Maribe was declared mentally fit to take plea following a court ordered assessment. Last week Justice Lesiit cleared Irungu to seek medical attention for treatment of a bullet wound on his chest.
Last Thursday another suspect, Brian Kasaine was released and ordered to report to police once a week. The prosecution is lining up over ten witnesses to solidify the case.