There was drama at the Milimani Law Courts when two High Court judges were arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over bribery claims.
Aggrey Muchelule and Said Chitembwe have whisked away from their chambers alongside their aides and driven to the DCI headquarters on Kiambu Road for interrogation.
Before arresting the judges, detectives are said to have conducted a search in Justice Muchelule’s chambers for close to 30 minutes.
Lawyer Danstan Omari termed the arrest a ploy by the State to intimidate them.
He claimed that there was an “elaborate attempt” by police to “plant” money in Justice Muchelule’s chambers in what would have been a ploy to nail him for allegedly receiving a bribe.
This is total abuse of the criminal process, against the independence of the judiciary.”
According to the lawyer, a mystery man walked into Justice Muchelule’s chambers purportedly to seek some “legal counsel” from him.
The judge decided to invite Justice Chitembwe to his chambers to listen to the man.
“The man then suggested that they discuss the matter over a cup of tea at a nearby restaurant but Justice Muchelule declined, saying he had several matters he needed to dispense with urgently,” said Omari.
The officers led the judge and the mysterious man back to Justice Muchelule’s chambers to conduct a search over an alleged Sh5 million bribery.
