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One would have expected CJ Martha Koome to be traditional and conservative, and with many protocols.

THE STANDARD EDITORIAL By Editorial | May 25th 2021 Chief Justice Martha Koome after receiving instruments of power from Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu during her assumption of office ceremony held at CJs Gardens, Supreme Court. May 24, 2021. [Jonah Onyango] Chief Justice Martha Koome received the instruments of power from hitherto acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu. These include the Constitution, judiciary flag and two major reports; Chief Justice’s report on the State of the Judici...

THE STANDARD NATIONAL Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu (left) after handing over instruments of power to new CJ Martha Koome during the assumption of office ceremony held at CJs Gardens, Supreme Court. May 24, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Groomed and built around the Judiciary, where judges and lawyers are expected to wear gowns and the colonial-judges’ wig, one would have expected her portrait to be traditional and conservative, and with many protocols. However, she is different, and...

President Kenyatta called on Koome to honour the affirmation she took before assuming the duties of the Chief Justice.

THE STANDARD OPINION High Court judges when they declared the BBI process null and void.[Standard] The decision stopping reggae should not have come as a surprise to any Kenyan who had read that court’s decision on various interlocutory applications preceding the final judgment. From the outset, let me state, without any equivocation, that although I believe the court misdirected itself on a variety of issues, including rewriting the constitutional provisions on the exercise of sovereign powe...

CJ ought to be bold on human rights and a towering legal mind Friday May 07 2021 Justice Martha Koome when she appeared before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) at the Supreme Court buildings on April 14, 2021 to be interviewed for the position of Chief Justice. The JSC picked her for the position of chief justice. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG Advertisement First, congratulations to Lady Justice Martha Koome for being picked by the Judicial Service Commission to be the next Chief Justice of K...

THE STANDARD OPINION Justice Martha Koome. It is almost a  fait accompli that Martha Koome will be Kenya’s next Chief Justice. The alacrity with which her name has been forwarded to Parliament suggests that she is in the Executive’s good books. That the august House has been said to be an appendage of the Executive means her vetting is a foregone conclusion. But to her credit, Justice Koome has not gotten to where she is gratuitously. She has certainly earned her stripes in legal circles ...

THE STANDARD Treasury  -  Sh167.8B  , Energy  -  Sh75.4B  ) Environment, water & sanitation   -  Sh7.4B  , KWS community scouts   -  Sh1.0B  , SPENDING BY SECTOR ; ( Transport  -  Sh53.5B  , Sports,culture and tourism  -  Sh18.1B  , Manufacturing & Industrialisation  -  Sh7.5B  ) Geothermal   -  Sh11.3B  , Mombasa Port Development Project   -  Sh7.5B  , LAPSSET  -  Sh4.5B  , Emergency locust response  -  Sh1.8B  , Digital land registries  -  Sh727.3M  , Coal...

Newspapers Review for April 28: 4 Missing Kitengela Men Lived Lavishly, Spent Fortunes on Women, Alcohol Tuko 5 hrs ago Racheal Nyaguthie © Provided by Tuko Newspapers Review for April 28: 4 Missing Kitengela Men Lived Lavishly, Spent Fortunes on Women, Alcohol The newspapers, on Wednesday, April 28, widely reported on Lady Justice Martha Koomes nomination as Kenyas next chief justice. The dailies also reported on President Uhuru Kenyattas launch of a digital lands register...

THE STANDARD COUNTIES Retired Chief Justices; Willy Mutunga and David Maraga (inset), and Court of Appeal Judge Lady Justice Martha Koome. [File, The Standard] • Born in 1960 • Started as a legal associate at Mathenge and Muchemi Advocates until 1993 • Started her own law firm in 2003 KEEP READING • Promoted to the Court of Appeal in 2012 • Holds a Master of Laws in Public International Law from the University of London 2010 • Has a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Nairobi (...