Details about the case are scant, but Mwanawasa, a lawyer herself, appeared in court and tweeted her reasons for her attendence in response to questions from Twitter users: 
Taarifa za kina kuhusiana na kesi hiyo hazitolewa, lakini Mwanawasa, ambaye ni mwanasheria yeye mwenyewe, alipanda kizimbani na kutwiti sababu za kwenda mahakamani kujibu maswali ya watumiaji wa mtandao wa twita: