NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 15 – Joseph Irungu popularly known as Jowie has moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge his conviction and death sentence handed to him over the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani.
According to the notice, Jowie will be seeking to overturn the judgement by High Court judge Grace Nzioka on Wednesday.
“Take notice that Joseph Kuria Irungu alias Jowie appeals to the Court of Appeal against the decisions of the Honourable Lady Justice Grace Nzioka whereby the Appellant was convicted of Murder and sentenced to death on 13th March 2024,” the notice indicated.
It further indicated that Jowie also plans to be attend the appeal hearing.
While delivering the sentence, High Court judge Grace Nzioka indicated that the nature of the killing warranted the highest penalty.
She stated that Jowie was ineligible for rehabilitation as the crime was beyond restitution.
“After the commission of the offense, there was an attempt to conceal the evidence. The crime had serious psychological and physical harm to the victim and the family. The prosecution invited this court to pronounce a death sentence,” she stated while reading out the judgement.
The judge further ruled out a non-custodial sentence saying that it will not serve any purpose.
Jowie was last month found guilty of the murder of Monica Kimani, who was brutally killed in her Lamuria Gardens apartment in Nairobi on the night of September 19, 2018.
