Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetangula has opened up on the graft allegations facing Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu.
Mwilu is facing several counts of corruption, including allegations that she fraudulently secured a Sh12 million loan from the troubled Imperial Bank which has since collapsed.
However, in a tweet on Thursday, Wetangula who doubles up as a lawyer gave what seems as a legal defence to the top judge, terming the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) charges against Mwilu unrealistic.
The Bungoma Senator questioned why the issue is being raised now despite allegedly happening in October 2013, adding that it should be presented by the Bank and not the directorate.
‘’And when did Imperial Bank discover that the loan to DCJ Mwilu was irregular? Civil/commercial transactions have legal mechanisms of dispute (if any) resolution,’’ said Wetangula.
The Deputy President of the Supreme Court, through her legal team, has since managed to have the case hearings pushed until October 9.
The case began after her arrest on Tuesday but was later released on a Ksh5 million bond.
She has blamed her woes on politics, terming it the realization of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s threat to revenge after the Supreme Court’s nullification of his first re-election in August 2017.