Kenya: Jowie Handed Death Sentence in Monica Kimani’s Murder

Nairobi — Joseph Irungu, popularly known as ‘Jowie’ has been handed a death sentence in the September 2018 murder of Monica Kimani.

While delivering the sentence, Justice Esther 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…