Kenyans have been left pondering High Court Judge James Wakiaga’s description of murder suspect Joseph Irungu, alias Jowie after he denied him bail yesterday and granting Jacque Maribe.
According to the judge, Irungu was denied bail because he’s as a male version of a slay queen and has no house to go to.
“A male version of a slay queen, which for lack of a better word, I’ll call a woman eater. He was living in the house of the second accused. driving the second accused’s car, with no known source of income since 2017 when he provided security for some Jubilee politicians,” said Wakiaga.
Maribe has been released on a Sh1 million cash bail in the Monica Kimani murder case. She was granted an alternative of a Sh2 million bond or three sureties of a similar amount. Her fiance Joseph Irungu alias Jowie, on the other hand, will remain in custody for the rest of the murder trial.
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The next hearing is in June 2019. Wakiaga said that Irungu has no home to go to or any sibling that awaits him therefore shouldn’t be granted bail.
“Whereas the first accused (Irungu) has indicated that his siblings are likely to find him an alternative accommodation, there’s no evidence placed before this court to support this preposition,” Wakiaga said.
“The first accused has no known assets in the country say for an intention to set up a private security firm. I therefore find him to be with not fixed aboard, lacking any deep emotional occupation or family ties in the country and is likely to abscond should need arise,” he added.
