Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has said members of the Supreme Court bench received threats after nullifying President Uhuru Kenyatta's August 2017 presidential election.
Speaking on Monday, Mwilu stated that the threats did not have any impact on the subsequent ruling by the court especially upholding Uhuru's October 26 win.
"We were threatened, that is for sure. I must confess because I don’t know how to clothe a lie. 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," DCJ Mwilu conveyed.
Justice Mwilu made the remarks while speaking to members of the National Assembly during a post-election seminar held in Mombasa.
Mwilu was responding to Kapenguria Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Moroto who pressed her to explain whether the alleged threats had affected the Judiciary's role.
"You did well to nullify the presidential election. 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 doing a good job. But the attacks by the politicians seem to have shaken you. Can you be frank and tell us the truth?" Moroto.
Belgut MP Nelson Koech, on the other hand, sought clarification on the alleged compromise of judges where in some instances.
"Who does research for the judges. This must be reviewed because such researchers are giving the judiciary a bad name," Koech stated.