AG seeks dismissal of Jowie's death penalty appeal

Joseph Irungu alias Jowie in the dock at a court in Milimani in November 2019. [George Njunge, Standard]

Attorney General Justin Muturi has asked the High Court to dismiss a petition by Joseph Irungu, also known as Jowie, challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty in cases where people are charged and convicted of murder.

Jowie, who was recently convicted of murder, has filed a petition seeking to declare laws that prescribe the death penalty in Kenya as unconstitutional.