BY PHOEBE WANJOHI.
Murder suspect Joseph Irungu alias Jowie called a witness asking for paraffin to ‘burn some stuff’, the High Court has been told.
Brian Kasaine, who was a neighbor of Jowie told the court that the suspect called him on WhatsApp, making the request. This was the night businesswoman Monicah Kimani was murdered.
Kasaine who is the second prosecution witness told justice Grace Nzioka that on the night of September 19 and 20, 2018 he was asleep with his wife when Irungu called him through whatsApp asking for paraffin or something flammable or air freshener to burn some stuff.
“My lord Irungu was my friend and neighbor at Royal park estate in Langata.I told him I did not have those things he was asking me for,” said the witness.
Kasaine told the court that Irungu did not specify which kind of stuff he wanted to burn.
“On September 20, 2018 while asleep at around 2am , I was awakened by Iungu’s call asking for the paraffin. I got surprised at such a request for the items by him at such a late hour. I replied and told him I did not have any item requested for by him,” Kasaine told court.
The witness said that Irungu sounded odd and hyper.
According to the witness, Irungu used to borrow his firearm without ammunition and used to return it back the same day.
“My lord Irungu borrowed my gun three times, saying he wanted to test if he had forgotten to use a gun since he left the military long ago,” said Kasaine.
The same day in the afternoon at around 3pm, the witness said he met Irungu outside his house where he lived with ex-lover Jackie Maribe. He went there to borrow car keys so that he could pick his son from school.
“Irungu was wearing a white vest and grey sweat pants. He was in deep thoughts and distracted. I noticed he was not his usual self as he looked very disturbed in mind,” Kasaine testified.
The trial continues
