Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu arrested: The Deputy CJ was arrested at Supreme Court in Nairobi on Tuesday following allegations of taking part in corruption.
After the arrest, Justice Mwilu was taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for questioning.
Following the arrest, Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji called an urgent press conference on the matter.
Her arrest followed a series of meetings by the Judicial Service Commission, the judiciary employer, for the better part of the morning. Mr. Haji and DCI George Kinoti attended some of the meetings before Judge Mwilu was taken into custody.
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“The arrest of such a high-ranking judicial staff, unprecedented in Kenya’s history, is the culmination of weeks of investigations into brazen corruption at the Judiciary and is likely to send shock waves throughout the institution. The judge had been reported by the Kenya Revenue Authority to Mr. Haji over the suspicious movement of large sums of money in and out of bank accounts.
Investigations on the judge have mainly revolved around transactions involving the collapsed Imperial Bank, and failure to pay taxes,” reports the Daily Nation. “The judge faces numerous counts of stealing, abuse of office and unlawful failure to pay taxes. Additionally, investigators claim that the judge has acted in contravention of the Leadership and Integrity Act by accepting a personal loan of Sh. 12 million from Imperial Bank.”