A post on the Digital Innovations and Diaspora Communications Secretary Dennis Itumbi's social media on Tuesday elicited unusual reactions from his fans.
While his previous posts relating to Monica Kimani's murder have mostly been poems and prayers for his close friend, Jacque Maribe, Itumbi turned to a new page sharing in Joe Irungu's misery.
He brought to limelight the proceeds of the court session held earlier in the day in a lawyers' pursuit for Jowie's right of access to proper healthcare.
"Jowie tells Court: "I am being tortured at Kamiti..."
Court: Prosecution should investigate the claims. A Kenyan is saying he has been tortured. We should not debate. Go investigate
Jowie: I have also not been treated, because Government has pending bills to Kenyatta. I am willing to pay for my medication. I pray that I get admitted for surgery today." Itumbi's post reads in part.
Kenyans on social media took issue with a response by the prisons department as envisaged in the post by Itumbi.
The prisons department had reportedly informed the court that they could not take Jowie for medical attention at KNH due to logistical difficulties.
"It is logistically impossible to take him to the hospital today. We do not have a car and we have to write to Commissioner of Prisons to allocate a guard at hospital," Itumbi quoted the prisons department in his social media post.
Appearing angered by the details, Kenyans deemed the situation as a sorry state of affairs, accusing the prisons department of neglecting Jowie despite the fact that he was nursing gunshot wounds.
"I don't know why I have a funny feeling about this case.. Jowie is human and needs treatment regardless... If anything happens to him while in custody, I don't know... He's been treated like he's already convicted which is not right," Christine Mburu, a Facebook user, reacted to Itumbi's post.
The criminal court held that they could not hold Jowie, " a man in need of medication." Justice Wakiaga demanded that he is admitted for treatment, offering the family the option to provide a car under the state's guard to have Jowie taken to the hospital.
"I order that the accused be admitted at KNH today, whether government owes KNH money or not. No fee should be demanded from the accused.
"If he is not admitted today, the court will allow him to seek medical treatment at a hospital of his choice." ruled Justice Wakiaga.
