Jowie Irungu’s Father Announced Dead, Family issues a Plea.
Jowie Irungu’s Father Announced Dead, Family issues a Plea: Jowie Irungu’s Dad passed on yesterday. The Family members have now requested if Jowie can be allowed to Bury his father of course but under guard.
According to the family, The Late mzee has been battling cancer, but his illness accelerated after his son’s conviction.
This comes months after Jowie filed a petition arguing that Section 379(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code was unconstitutional, null and void as it denied persons who have been sentenced to death from applying for bail pending determination of their appeal.
Jowie further argued that denial of bail infringed on the right to human dignity of a person sentenced to death which was contrary to the spirit of the Kenyan Constitution.
He stated,”A declaration that the death penalty in its nature, and in the manner, process and mode in which it is or can be implemented is torture, cruel, inhumane and/or a degrading form of punishment prohibited under Article 25 of the Constitution,”
“A declaration that the Petitioner’s sentencing to death on 13th March 2024 was in contravention of the Petitioner’s non-derogable right to freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment contrary to Article 25 of the Constitution,” he added.
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