Kenyans react to Philomena Mwilu’s arrest

Supreme Court Judge Philomena Mwilu was arrested on Tuesday 28 August and taken to Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters for questioning over alleged graft.

Mwilu was picked up at the Supreme Court by detectives from the DCI following the collapse Imperial bank.

Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji later called for a press conference to address the matter.

Kenyans on social media took to social media and this is how some of the reacted to Mwilu’s arrest;

The arrest of a judge of the highest judicial office in Kenya; Supreme Court has been arrested. A revisit was promised and delivered.

No one is immune from arrest that’s the message I’m drawing, my friend watu wajipange utakujiwo.

— Kenya West© (@KinyanBoy) August 28, 2018

The greatest surprise that was expected to hit judiciary is here.. Deputy Chief Justice and supreme court judge Philomena Mwilu arrested and taken to DCI headquarters for questioning on graft allegations. pic.twitter.com/6cPZHDD1em

— RETIRED COMRADE (@retired_comrade) August 28, 2018

Is Deputy CJ Philomena Mwilu just a soft target? Is someone out to settle scores? Did the Lady Justice take somebody’s money and didn’t deliver a favorable ruling?

Is she being arrested for corruption deals; before, during or after last year’s elections? #JusticeMwiluArrested pic.twitter.com/I4RJm9ahj7— A Karani Onsomu (@erwoti) August 28, 2018

Arrest of Deputy CJ Philomena Mwilu may be part of the "We will fix the Judiciary" fad which commenced with budget cuts. But it could also be an open show of might to tell Bill that if the second in command at Judiciary can be arrested then the second in Executive is not immune!

— Wakili Ochieng (@ItsOchieng) August 28, 2018

“We shall revisit”....... imeanza na Deputy CJ Philomena Mwilu. Opening the way for Njoki Ndungu to rise up the ladder to CJ— Ole Kaps (@VKapeen) August 28, 2018