Convicted killer Joseph Irungu, famously known as Jowie, has appealed his death sentence in the brutal murder of Monica Kimani, terming the sentence as inhumane.

Jowie claims that the sentence imposed by Lady Justice Grace Nzioka on March 13, 2024, violates his fundamental rights.

PHOTO | COURTESY Joseph Irungu

In his appeal, the convicted killer wants the court to declare that the death sentence is "torture, cruel, inhumane" and "a degrading form of punishment prohibited under Article 25 of the Constitution."

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He also asks for: "A declaration that Section 379(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code is unconstitutional, null and void to the extent that it denies persons sentenced to death the right to bail pending appeal."

PHOTO | COURTESY Joseph Irungu

Jowie has also requested that the court determine that the March 13 punishment violated his right to freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.

He further seeks "compensation for infringement of his rights under Articles 27, 28, 29, 48, and 50 of the Constitution of Kenya."

Jowie was convicted of the murder of Kimani in her Lamuria Gardens flat in Nairobi in 2018, while his co-accused media personality Jacquie Maribe was acquitted of the exact charges.