Prime suspect in Monica Kimani's murder Mr Joseph Irungu alias Jowie, has moved to court challenging the conduct of Justice James Wakiaga, who condemned him to remand in October.
While making his ruling, Wakiaga labelled Irungu as a make version of 'sly queen' for lack of a better word, a 'woman eater', claims which Jowie is now fighting back.
“The accused has no known assets in the country save for an intention to set up a private security firm and, therefore, I find him to be with no fixed abode, lacking any deep emotional, occupation or economic ties in the country and is likely to abscond should an opportunity arise. The mere fact that he is willing to surrender his passport is no guarantee that he cannot leave the country," the judge added.https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Joseph-Kuria-Irungu-wants--James-Wakiaga-out-of-murder-case-/1056-4862860-wf142f/index.html.
He says he is “reasonably apprehensive” that he will not get a fair trial before Justice James Wakiaga, because of the remarks he made about him last month. Through lawyer Laichena Mugambi, Mr Irungu said the judge showed bias during the ruling that denied him bail.
Further, he says, although bail is not absolute, he was dissatisfied with the decision and felt aggrieved by some findings and remarks made by the court.
“That from such comments, it is obvious that in the mind of the judge, I am a hopeless person who depends on women for sex and even kill them if I must,” he said in a sworn statement, adding that the remarks by the judge were derogatory.
Mr Irungu will return to court for trial in June 2019 along with his fiance Jacque Maribe, who was however released on Sh1 millon bond.
Kenyatta National Hospital recently refused to treat Jowie's self inflicted gun wound over accumulated debts.