On Friday, the High Court of Kenya issued a ruling on the criminal case that had threatened to ruin the blossoming career of Deputy Chief Justice and Supreme Court Judge Philomena Mwilu.

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While delivering their verdict, the bench faulted Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti for unlawfully accessing Mwilu's bank information, a thing that messed up with the case. 

In light of this, DCI Kinoti should just take responsibility for the messing  up with the case.

While seeking to prosecute Mwilu, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Nordin Haji sought the assistance of a competent UK counsel Qureshi in a bid to axe DCJ Mwilu. Sadly, all the efforts bore no fruit thanks to DCI Kinoti's blunder.

That DPP Haji invested millions of tax payer's money in the case should should have Kenyans blaming Kinoti. 

Given the sensitivity of the matter, investigating officers from the DCI should have followed the necessary procedures in their quest to  make the case water tight with solid evidence.

The offices of DCI and DPP have already hinted on appealing the case, but the question that now emerges is, at whose cost? What if it the High Court's decision is upheld, again?

As a lesson, DCI Kinoti should take a personal responsibility for the blunder and foot the cost of the case.