Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji on Tuesday revealed that Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu was faced by four criminal charges.
In a press briefing, Haji stated that evidence in his possession revealed that Lady Justice Mwilu abused her office for personal gain.
The office of the DPP also established that Mwilu had accepted a gift in the form of money in circumstances which undermined public confidence in the integrity of her office.
Additionally, Mwilu faced charges for conducting herself in disregard of the law.
DPP Noordin Haji stated: "The evidence in our possession reveals that Justice Mwilu obtained execution of a security belonging to Imperial Bank Ltd which is now under receivership by a false pretence, unlawful failure to pay taxes, conducted herself in disregard of the law."
He further noted that: "I have concluded that the evidence is sufficient with a reasonable prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest that criminal proceedings should be preferred."
Haji further remarked that adherence to the rule of law bound Kenyans a nation adding that the country was being torn apart by abuse of the law by keepers of the law whom he argued should lead by example.
Mwilu's arrest followed a series of meetings by the Judicial Service Commission, the judiciary employer, for the better part of the morning.
Interestingly, Judge Mwilu also attended the meetings and it is not clear if she was being grilled by her employer.
Chief Justice David Maraga, who heads the Judiciary, had previously indicated that there will be no sacred cows, even within the corridors of justice, in the fight against graft.
