Joseph Irungu alias Jowie has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani.
Jowie was found guilty of the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani on February 9, 2024.
In a ruling on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, Lady Justice Grace Nzioka revealed that the prosecution had called for a death sentence against Jowie.
“I have ordered that the first accused person, Joseph Kuria Irungu alias Jowie, shall suffer death as provided for the offence of murder under section 204 of the Penal Code of Kenya,” the judge ruled.
“After the commission of the offence, 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,” Lady Justice Nzioka said.
Justice Nzioka said she had considered three sentences including a term of years, life imprisonment or death.
The judge also noted that the convict did not ask for a non-custodial sentence in his submissions before the sentencing.
“The accused states he is aware that nothing he says will relieve the pain of the deceased family. He says he expresses his sadness in the tragic loss of life in extreme circumstances bordering an act of absolute madness that is beyond understanding. The accused says it is his prayer that the deceased family will find peace and that her (Monica Kimani) soul will rest in eternal peace. He says although the victim’s family are calling for a death sentence, the court should consider his views,” Justice Nzioka said.
The judge ruled that the murder was not a defensive act or out of provocation but was planned, intended and executed.
