Joseph 'Jowie' Irungu is making a life for himself after spending two Christmases in maximum prison after he was charged with the murder of businesswoman Monicah Kimani.

Jowie has gone back to his earlier hustle as a singer. He was a member of a band that entertained revellers in Naivasha and Nakuru towns, where he was born and brought up.

Jowie is not the only musician in the family, one of his brothers is a guitarist, while an elder brother is in photography. He is the second-born in a family of two boys and two girls.

He was a founder member of church choir Agape Stormers.

"He was an inspiring singer. At Agape Church in Pangani Estate, off the busy Kanu Street in Nakuru Town, Irungu was a vocalist and an instrumentalist,” the friend told Daily Nation in a past interview.

While a neighbour in Lanet where the parents live added,

“He was such an amazing young man who was talented in music and had superb vocals. I was shocked when I saw his photograph in the newspapers as the main suspect in the Kilimani murder.”

Anyhow, now Jowie is working at reviving his music now that he is out on bond.

He is set to release his debut single dubbed Nishikilie. He will premiere it tomorrow on his Youtube Channel that so far has 170 subscribers.

In the channel bio, Jowie describes himself as "A conscious music artiste signed under Safri Records."