• Justice Grace Nzioka, however, declined to cancel his bail terms on grounds he assaulted a man at a club while drunk.
• The Director of Public Prosecutions had argued that Jowie had gone against the court’s finding on the location of place of abode.
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Joseph Irungu alias Jowie was on Monday ordered to obey bail terms pending the hearing of his murder case.
Jowie, who is charged alongside ex-fiancée Jackie Maribe over the murder of Monica Kimani, was also warned against working and living outside Nakuru county.
Justice Grace Nzioka, however, declined to cancel his bail terms on grounds he assaulted a man at a club while drunk.
Nzioka said no assault charge against Jowie is in court.
"I hereby issue a warning against the respondent to abide by the orders issued by Justice James Wakiaga in respect to the area of domicile, to work within the domicile area," Nzioka said.
The Director of Public Prosecutions had argued that Jowie had gone against the court’s finding on the location of the place of abode.
In the application filed in June this year, the DPP sought to cancel his bond arguing he had violated the bail conditions issued last year.
In an affidavit sworn by chief inspector Maxwell Otieno, the prosecution said Jowie got into a fight at Club 1824 in March this year.
“On March 7, while at 1824, Jowie assaulted Rodgers Okuta but even though the complaint was withdrawn, it is quite clear he has proceeded to commit a similar offence or crime resulting in bodily injury of another person while out on bail,” the affidavit reads.
Otieno further said Jowie had gone against the court orders that barred him from commenting, discussing, and posting anything in regard to the murder case by giving interviews on two YoutTube channels.
“We pray that this honourable court affirms that Jowie’s bail stands cancelled and proceeds to commit him at Industrial Area Remand Prison or any other remand prison,” Otieno said.
Justice Wakiaga had ordered him to report to the area chief in Nakuru where his parents stay every month so that he can submit a report to court but no report has been submitted to date.
“I have confirmed that the accused does not live with parents at Nguta Estate in Nakuru county and does not assist his parents with their poultry farming as he is not living with them,” Otieno said.
They further alleged that Jowie resides in Nairobi and works in a private security firm adding that he is a regular client at club 1824 in Lang'ata.
The prosecution accused Jowie of violating court orders by moving and residing within Lang'ata, the secondary crime scene, and the locality of the potential witnesses who are yet to testify.
In his defence, Jowie through lawyer David Ayuo argued that the complainant claiming to have been assaulted by Jowie withdrew the case after they reached an agreement.
Jowie said he is looking for means of survival since he has to cater for his one child and those of his aged parents and that's why he is working at the private security company.
In his statement, he claimed he was too drunk that he couldn't remember what happened at the club and can only recall being assisted to enter a taxi by his friend.
He reportedly was taken to one of his siblings and later taken to Lang'ata Hospital since he had a deep cut.