Citizen TV Journalist Jacque Maribe, Fiancée Detained for One More Week

Citizen TV news anchor Jacque Maribe and her fiancée Joseph "Jowie" Irungu will spend seven more days.

On Wednesday, Justice James Wakiaga ordered the two be detained pending a hearing and determination of their application for bail set for October 24th.

“Probation officers should prepare and submit pre-bail report,” Justice Wakiaga said.

The judge further directed that Irungu be treated at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).

Justice Wakiaga will preside over the case after his counterpart Jessie Lessit, who was handling the case, ordered the matter be heard by another judge.

Justice Wakiaga also warned the media against publishing unauthenticated reports about the case.

“The family says they have complained about the untrue stories or information where we do not know where they get them from,” he said.

Irungu and Maribe were on Monday charged with the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani but they pleaded not guilty.

Maribe is fighting to be freed on bail on grounds that she is a single mother and the sole provider for her four-year-old son.

“There are no compelling reasons whatsoever that can deny me bond. I’m a well-known TV journalist. Most Kenyans are conversant with my job and can easily spot me anywhere; therefore, making it impossible to jump bail,” she says.

Monica was murdered at her house in Nairobi's Kilimani estate hours after returning to the country from South Sudan where she run a family business. Her lifeless body was found dumped in a bathtub with hands and legs tied, and throat slit.