Day Monica Kimani's Brother Slept on the Couch at His Sister's Apartment, Court Details Reveal

 

Joseph Irungu, alias Jowie, has been convicted of the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani. Jowie had denied knowing Monica Kimani prior to her death.  Monica Kimani's death Kimani was found dead in a bathtub at her Lamuria Gardens apartment on September 19, 2023.Delivering a judgment printed on 117 pages, Justice Grace Nzioka said that the prosecution had proven, beyond a reasonable doubt, thorough actual and circumstantial evidence that Jowie killed Kimani.The judge pointed out inconsistencies in the defence team's submissions as she referred to the strength and corroboration of witness testimonies. Jowie denies knowing Monica Kimani Jowie denied killing Kimani and stated that he did not know her prior to her death. However, Kimani's brother George told the court that Jowie knew his sister, and they even communicated via Instagram. "He said he did not know the deceased at all before her death. Evidence from prosecution witness 10, George Kimani, the brother of Monica, showed that he was known to the accused as they were together in class studying hotel and beverage management. Monica Kimani's brother recounts encounter with Jowie "On August 31, 2018, he and his girlfriend were with the accused in the house of the deceased. The deceased mentioned to him that she was communicating with the first accused on Instagram," the judge said while referring to witness statements. The brother recalled that he and Jowie slept on the couches in the living room while his girlfriend and sister slept in the bedroom. He added that his deceased sister had sent him a screenshot of conversations between her and Jowie. Details of Jowie's conversation with Monica Kimani In the conversation, Jowie had told Monica that he would meet up with her brother George and buy him some drinks, to which the deceased told Jowie to stop spoiling her brother. The court stated that the revelation was not disputed during the cross-examination of the first accused (Jowie). It was established that Monica was communicating with Jowie, but the nature of their conversations was not ascertained to be that of lovers. "The deceased was communicating with Jowie but did not describe how he was. They spent the night at the deceased person’s home. When he woke up, he did not find Jowie and said he could not have known what he did with his sister," the court cited George's testimony.  Safaricom call data sells out Jowie The court scrutinised the evidence of prosecution Witness 33, Jonathan Limo, a Safaricom Law Enforcement Officer. He analysed Jowie's number and two contacts of the deceased and found out that the two had had a phone conversation. "The evidence of the witness was that on September 1, 2018, the number of the first accused person called the phone number of the deceased. The call was made at DOD Lang'ata, and it was outgoing," the judge read. She said this proved that the first accused indeed knew the deceased before her death and ruled his defence as insincere, untenable, and false. Jowie's judgment delivery Justice Grace Nzioka said that the prosecution had proven beyond reasonable doubt that Jowie was guilty of murdering Monica Kimani. The prosecution proved that Jowie was the last person to be seen with Monica Kimani on the material day. Jowie's red/maroon cap was a consistent dress code feature that captured the court's attention and helped clear contradictions in the evidence. 

by  Michael Ollinga Oruko