 What's up guys and welcome to Trendy Updates, our SPM boys. Now on to the trending news today is the High Court of Kenya that has found Joseph Erongo, Alias Joie, guilty for the murder of the late Monica Kimani. We all know this case was also involving his ex-fiancé, former TV presenter Jackie Maribe. Monica was found murdered in Halla Muria Garden Apartment in September 2018 in Kilimani and today in February 9th, 2024, ruling Justice Grace Nzioka has found Joie guilty of the murder in a series of events. Now the judge has noted that his bond shall be withdrawn with the sentencing set to take place on March 8th, 2024. But in the meantime, Joie is going to be held in custody until the day of his sentencing. On the other hand, Jackie Maribe has been acquitted of the murder charges. According to the judge, the prosecution side did not get any adequate evidence to prove that she was guilty of the murder charges. And Justice Nzioka explained that the prosecution involved stings as approving the occurrence and the cause of death, proving it if it was lawful or unlawful and or if it was committed by the accused or not and in any malice. Now the justice has noted that the prosecution involved 35 witnesses with the accused also presenting witnesses in their defense. Now the prosecution has been able to review that the deceased Monica Kimani did not die out of natural death and so the court has found out that the death was unlawful. Now clearly that is a case of homicide and that is why the court has found that the prosecution has proved that the death was unlawful. The judge has also noted that the court found that the defense by Joie stating that he did not know the deceased prior to the death as in sincere and afterthought end of force. And that is why also they have reviewed that Joie had stolen an ID card of one Dominic Hosea two days before the day of the murder. Now Dominic is someone who testified before the court and said that he had gone to work at the Royal Park Estate where Joie and Maribel were staying and left his ID at the gate before it was stolen. This ruling was postponed but the judge had explained that she had received information that Maribel had fallen sick at the time. But however Joie had shown up you know at the court for the delivery of the verdict. Now Justin Zioka said that the judgment was ready for delivery again that she had crucial exhibits that would aid in the case determination. Now on a back story of Monica Kimani's murder. On September 19, 2018 Monica had arrived at the Jomu Kenyatta International Airport from her business trip to South Sudan. Now from the airport she boarded a taxi to her apartment located in Kilimani where she was to spend the night. But later she was found murdered and following morning with her throat slit and the body dumped in the bathtub with the water running. Now according to the police report that was presented it say that Joie movement was traced to have started that Roadhouse Grill in Kilimani and he was said to have arrived at the restaurant at around 6 p.m. using Maribel's car while in the company of two friends. And at around 8 p.m. that is when he left for Lenana Road and he took a taxi to Monica's house which he accessed using a stolen ID card and went to the house number 8 where Monica stayed. Now unfortunately or rather, Joie was found to be the last person with Monica before she was found murdered. In case you didn't remember, Joie in Rome also said that he shot himself and he told the court he did that apparently after falling out with his thin flame Jackie Maribel. Now Joie was freed from committee prison on a cash bail of over 2 million Kenyan shillings and he also denied knowing the late Monica Kimani. However today the judge has noted that his bond shall be withdrawn and the sentencing is going to be taking place on the 8th of March 2024. Now all you have to do is stay tuned on SPM buzzers. We are going to be keeping you posted on all the trendy updates.