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Citizen TV Journalist, Jacque Maribe,released, finally, but with tough conditions

TV Journalist Jackie Maribe has been released on a KSh. 2 million bond or Sh1M bail.

High Court Judge Wakiaga, however, ruled that Maribe shouldn’t read news, conduct interviews or contact witnesses. She is also supposed to accompany the Inspectorate of Police, IO, to her residence for collection of evidence whenever required.

Her co-accused and fiance, Joseph Irungu alias ‘Jowie’, was however, denied bond after the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, DPP, proved that he is a flight risk as he has no fixed aboard, known assets and his love for and access to firearms may intimidate witnesses.

Hearing of the case has been set for 18th-27th June 2019.

The two are facing criminal charges for the murder of Ms. Monica Kimani.

22 year old woman who strangled her 1 year old baby arrested.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations, DCI, detectives have arrested Mercy Chepngeno aged 22 years, the mother of the child who was found wrapped in a polythene paper on 31.10.2018. Mercy, a resident of Narok County, was arrested yesterday in Kuresoi. She confessed to strangling the child and dumping the body at the Meteorological Staff Quarters’ dumpsite where she worked as a house help for a few days.

On 31.10.2018, the DCI Detectives appealed for information on the identity (or any other information) of a male child aged 1 year, who was found wrapped in a paper bag and dumped at a dumpsite within the Kenya Meteorological Department Staff Quarters.

The suspect will be arraigned in court after necessary police action and be charged with the offence of infanticide contrary to section 210 of the Penal code.