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Jackie Maribe: I learnt of Monica Kimani's murder while reading TV news

Former television news anchor Jackie Maribe jowie monicah kimani

Former television news anchor Jackie Maribe.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Maribe testified the she did not know the late Monica Kimani or where she lived. 
  • She said that on the night of September 19, 2018, which is when Monica was suspected to have been brutally murdered, she was at Royal Media Services' studios doing interviews up to around midnight.

Former television news anchor Jackie Maribe, who is standing trial in the murder of Monica Kimani, disclosed to a Nairobi court Thursday that she learned of the businesswoman's death while reading the news bulletin on TV.

She told trial judge Grace Nzioka that on the night of September 19, 2018, which is when Monica was suspected to have been brutally murdered, she was at Royal Media Services' studios doing interviews up to around midnight. She then left the company's premises with her guests who were Juliet Julie alias Juju, Chelangat Ruto and Anita Thumbi.