Jowie’s suffers a major blow in court over Monica Kimani’s murder

Monica Kimani murder suspects

Jowie’s hopes of being released on bail pending the hearing and determination of his case over the murder of Monica Kimani have just faded in thin air.

Irungu had told the court that his left arm risks not functioning if he is not accorded the right treatment in good time. In the event he is not allowed to seek treatment at an alternative hospital, he said, the court should consider granting him bail.

However, Dr Benjamin Obwire who is specialist in plastic and rehabilitative surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital took to the witness dock and said that Irungu does not need any surgery based on tests run by the hospital.

Irungu did not also have an open wound on the hand except scars, he said.

The tests, the doctor said, revealed that even though Irungu did not have an injury to his nerve the axons in his nerves in the left hand have been affected.

Related image

An axon, or nerve fibre, is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron’s cell body or soma.

Axons are in effect the primary transmission lines of the nervous system, and as bundles, they help make up nerves.

In his view what Irungu needed was a rehabilitative treatment which includes physiotherapy and occupational therapy to help the axons grow back.

Image result for Jowie Irungu

The doctor noted that the axons grow back slowly depending on the distance they have to cover which makes it difficult for him to say an exact number of days it will take in Irungu’s case.

The findings he shared with the court are based on an MRI test conducted on Irungu on November 30, he said.

He also noted that if Irungu wanted a second opinion on the matter he is free to seek.

The case will be mentioned again on February 28.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *