Kenya’s Deputy Chief Justice, Philomena Mwilu, is currently in court in the capital, Nairobi, where her legal team is applying to get her freed on bail.

She was arrested on Tuesday afternoon at the Supreme Court and is accused of abuse of office for personal gain and tax evasion.

Kenya’s Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu was later granted a bail of five million shillings ($50,000;£38,000) and ordered to appear in court on Wednesday to face charges of abuse of office and tax evasion.

The court released Justice Mwilu on a personal bond because it is beyond official working hours in Kenya – the court registry and banks are closed. A bond with surety could therefore not be processed, the BBC’s Anne Soy in Nairobi reports.