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DCJ Mwilu off the hook as court quashes graft charges against her

Deputy Chief Justice Philemona Mwilu.

Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has survived a prosecution after High Court suppressed corruption charges against her.

A five judge bench comprising of justices Hellen Omondi, William Musyoka, Mumbi Ngugi, Chacha Mwita and Francis Tuiyot ruled that Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji lacked the legal basis to indict judge Mwilu as the evidence was illegally obtained.

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