Maribe’s SMS Cause of Kimani’s Death Claims Jowie

• Joseph Irungu alias Jowi says an argument over a text message sent to his ex-lover Jackie Maribe sparked the ugly scenes that led to the shooting of businesswoman Monica Kimani.
• Jowie on Thursday, May 11, told a Nairobi court that the gun went off after a heated argument with the former TV anchor, Maribe. 

While appearing before Lady Justice Grace Nzioka at the Milimani Law Courts, Jowie said, “We had an argument again about a message I saw on her phone and we threw words at each other.”

“I got tired and I was throwing my clothes outside, I wanted to leave the house because the same message was repetitive and I was intoxicated and angry I didn’t want to listen to her at all, whatever I had seen,” Jowie told the Court on Thursday. 

“We had an argument again about a message I saw on her phone and we threw words at each other. 

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“I got tired and I was throwing my clothes outside, I wanted to leave the house because the same message was repetitive and I was intoxicated and angry I didn’t want to listen to her at all, whatever I had seen,” Jowie said.

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In his defense, Jowie also claimed that the gun which was together with clothes went off.

“So when I was moving my clothes the gun went out and hit me on the chest so I went to my neighbor Brian,” Jowie added.