Supreme Court Judges Received Threats after Nullifying President Uhuru's Win, Deputy Chief Justice Mwilu Says

Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu now claims that Supreme Court judges received threats after they invalidated President Kenyatta's August 8th, 2017 victory.

Addressing Members of Parliament during a post-election seminar in Mombasa on Monday, Ms Mwilu, however, stated that she was personally not cowered by the threats.

“We were threatened, that is for sure. I must confess because I don’t know how to clothe a lie,” she said.

She was responding to a question by Kapenguria Member of Parliament Samuel Moroto, who sought to know if the threats influenced subsequent rulings.

“You were threatened and now all the gains the Judiciary made are being taken away. The new Constitution gave you lots of powers and the Judiciary has been done a good job. But the attacks by the politicians seem to have shaken you. Can you be frank and tell us the truth?” Moroto asked.

In response, Mwilu said: “I am not sure whether the threats cowed the judges as to affect our subsequent decisions. But the threats never entered my soul and I thank God it never did."