Maribe will now take plea according to her lawyer Katwa Kigen after an assessment was done on Thursday following a court order on Tuesday.
“Yes, she is well as we all expected. We all saw her the last time we were in court and now we will move forward with the plea taking on Monday then apply for bail,” he stated. “Thereafter, we will seek documents from the prosecution so that we can begin our preparations.”
Citizen TV journalist Jacque Maribe underwent a mental assessment on Thursday and has been declared fit to stand trial. https://t.co/resfmg5yvm
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Justice Jessie Lesiit had ordered she be remanded at Lang’ata Women’s Prison while Joseph Irungu alias Jowie who is the main suspect was detained at Industrial Area Remand Prison until Monday when they will be produced in court to face charges.
However Jowie’s lawyer Cliff Ombetta complained that Jowie has never received medical treatment for a bullet wound sustained during an attempted suicide, despite orders issued by a Kiambu court when he was first arraigned two weeks ago.
The two were arraigned in court Tuesday morning, following approval by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji who was satisfied with the evidence gathered by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to prosecute the couple.
They are accused of murdering Monica Kimani at her apartment in Kilimani, in what is linked to money she was carrying on arrival from Juba, South Sudan.