The High Court has postponed delivery of judgement in the case where Joshua Irungu alias Jowie and former TV news anchor Jackie Maribe are charged with the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani.

Initially, the ruling was set to be delivered on October 6, 2023 but was postponed after Lady Justice Grace Nzioka was reported to be sick.

The ruling that was expected on Friday, December 15, has been once again postponed to January 26, 2024. 

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Justice Nzioka while postponing the ruling, explained that she needed more time to scrutinize the exhibits that were submitted to her on December 14.

“We’ve made progress. But on Monday I discovered that when the file was sent to me not all exhibits were sent to me,” the judge said.

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Meanwhile, Jowie, who is the main suspect in the case, had pleaded with the court to deliver the ruling before Christmas, arguing that it has caused a lot of pain to his family.

Jackie Maribe and her ex-lover Jowie are accused of killing businesswoman Monica Kimani in 2018.