.Irungu was last month found guilty of the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani on the night of September 19, 2018, while his co-accused Jacque Maribe has been acquitted
.The notice, filed by Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions O.J. Omondi, expressed dissatisfaction with the ruling delivered by Justice Nzioka
.The ODPP filed its submissions today indicating that Jowie did not have a previous conviction
The sentencing of convicted murderer Joseph Irungu alias Jowie found guilty of the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani has been postponed to Wednesday next week.
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Justice Grace Nzioka raised the issue of parties on the case dragging the matter and not filing their submissions on time during the period she gave them.
Only the State Department of Probation and Aftercare Services filed the pre-sentencing report but they were also late.
The ODPP filed its submissions today indicating that Jowie did not have a previous conviction.
Irungu was last month found guilty of the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani on the night of September 19, 2018, while his co-accused Jacque Maribe has been acquitted.
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However, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) later filed a notice of appeal against the High Court’s judgement that acquitted Maribe.
The notice, filed by Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions O.J. Omondi, expressed dissatisfaction with the ruling delivered by Justice Nzioka.
Despite Maribe’s acquittal of the murder charge, the judge highlighted that she had given contradicting information while recording her earlier statements on how Jowie sustained a gunshot wound.
Justice Nzioka termed this offence as giving misleading information to a public servant and left it to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to decide on the appropriate action.
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Delivering her verdict, Justice Nzioka noted that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Irungu killed Kimani and that there was no evidence that Maribe communicated with her or was at her house on the night of the murder.
The court also cancelled Irungu’s bond.
