You’ve chosen sides. KOT tell off Justice Wakiaga

We all thought judges are meant to be unbiased and impartial, didn’t we? Well, one Justice James Wakiaga might have just crossed the line.

Speaking in court today during the hearing of the Monica Kimani murder case involving Citizen TV journalist, Jacque Maribe and her fiance Jowie Irung, Jugde Wakiaga referred to the first accused, Jowie Irungu as a ‘woman eater.’

“He is a male version of slay queen which for lack of better terminology, I’ll call a woman eater,” said Jugde Wakiaga when giving his ruling.

According to reactions from KOT, Justice Wakiaga may have just crossed the line when he denied Jowie Irungu bail and proceeded to label him ‘slay queen’ and ‘woman eater.’ In fact, some people think that the judge showed a lot of bias towards Mr. Irungu in his ruling.

The first accused, Joseph Irungu  however denied bail with Judge Wakiaga saying that the very fact that he had access to firearms and displayed his love for them publicly could intimidate the witnesses in the Monica Kimani case. Wakiaga also said that if released, Jowie, having shot him was a threat not only to himself but also the public.

Additionally, the court ruled that Mr. Irungu had extensively traveled to Middle East with no known assets in the country thus his willingness to surrender the passport was not a guarantee that he would not jump bail or abscond court.

Jowie Irungu will now remain in custody at the Industrial Area Remand Prison throughout the trial.

 

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