This is what you din’t know about Deputy Chief Justice Mwilu

Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu during her swearing-in ceremony at State House, Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE

Deputy chief justice Philomena Mwilu was on Tuesday arrested at Supreme Court in Nairobi over allegations of corruption according to the Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji.

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However The Deputy Chief justice became popular during the August 2017 general election when he became one of the few judges who nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election.

A lot has been said about Lady Justice Mwilu and here are five things to know about her:

1. She was first accused of corruption during her vetting

Lady Justice Mwilu was accused by Kandara MP Alice Wahome of corruption during vetting and to her defence, the lady Justice said that the Member of Parliament was judging her following her lose in the election petition that she had presented before the court.

2. She was mentioned in misconduct claims during 2017 presidential petition

Lady Justice Mwilu was among three judges who were accused of misconduct during the 2017 presidential petition after she termed President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election as null and void hence leading to an election run off. She further exposed the intimidation and threats Supreme Court judges went through before the nullification of the presidential election.

3. She supports polygamy

 

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Lady Justice Mwilu happens to be Busia Senator and former Attorney General Amos Wako’s second wife and during vetting, when asked if she supported polygamy, she said there was no problem as long as there was peace in the family.

Apparently, The two are reported to have met 21 years ago when Wako was the Attorney General and reportedly had a customary ceremony.

4. She stammers

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Lady Justice Mwilu once told a women’s conference that she was not eloquent. She said she struggles to communicate having instances of stammering but she strives to have the best content.

5. She had a difficult childhood

Mwilu had a challenging childhood after losing her father early in life, something she says caused her some imbalance. She failed in her class seven exams as a result of that but picked herself up to grow to the level of becoming Kenya’s deputy chief justice.

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