This archive report was first published on 6 July 2019.
Joseph Irungu, aka Jowie, has been behind bars at Kamiti Maximum Prison since September last year, awaiting trial for the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani.
On a recent visit to the prison, Reverend Lucy Natasha and her team from Natasha Hand of Compassion were there for a charity event.
During the visit, Jowie was captured on camera singing and dancing along with the other prisoners, looking happy and smiling as he clapped and sang along to a song.
Reverend Lucy Natasha, who was the guest on Up Close with Betty Kyallo, shared her passion for giving hope to people who feel rejected, saying, 'These [prisoners] are the people that are on life sentence. Most of them that get out is just by presidential pardon. I always tell them to look at Kamiti not as a prison but as a college.'
Photos of Jowie during the service have been shared, showing him dressed in a prison uniform, smiling and clapping along with the other prisoners.
It's worth noting that Jowie is being charged alongside Citizen TV's journalist Jacque Maribe, who is already out on bail.
