Jacque Maribe and Joseph Irungu aka Jowie will on Friday February 9, 2023, know if they are guilty of Monica Kimani’s murder or not.
The court is set to deliver its verdict on the case after postponing the judgment three times.
Speaking to the press ahead of the Friday verdict, Monica Kimani’s brother George Kimani lamented that the delayed judgement had an adverse effect to his family, exuding hope that the court will give them closure with the verdict.
“It has really taken long, we have been going to court for over five years, we knew the matter would come to an end last year so that we can all move on. We have tough days, especially our parents but we just cope,” George Kimani said.
“Justice is the only thing that we want, it will bring closure to the family. The past years have not been easy on us, especially our mother she is the most affected. We try and protect her from the noise and hurtful things said about my sister but I believe all this will come to an end once we get justice,” he added.
The judgement was first set for March 15, 2024, before it was deferred to October 6, 2023 but it was also postponed again.
A new date of December 15, 2023 was set but delivery of the verdict was once again put off to January 26, 2024.
The court failed to deliver the verdict on January 26, 2024 after Jacque Maribe was said to be ill.
Through her lawyer, Maribe requested the adjournment, citing illness.
Justice Grace Nzioka expressed frustration over the delay, stating that the verdict was ready, and important matters had been cancelled for the hearing.
Maribe’s lawyer assured the court that this was the first time his client had requested an adjournment due to illness since the trial began.
However, Justice Nzioka agreed to the adjournment but pointed out a discrepancy in the lawyer’s statement regarding Maribe’s history of adjournments.
Maribe strongly refuted the judge’s statement asserting that she never traveled to Uganda during the proceedings.
She emphasized that in five years, she had missed court only once, questioning why her illness was being highlighted.
“No. I didn’t miss court to travel out. No. In 5 years, I missed court once, and everyone has been sick. Judge, prosecutors, lawyers. Why is my falling ill in 5 years being such an issue,” responded Maribe.
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