Mr Maraga replaced Dr Willy Mutunga who retired in June 2016.
He was appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta on October 19, 2016 as Chief Justice.
Previously, he served as the presiding judge of the Court of Appeal in Kisumu and was also the chairperson of the Judiciary Committee on Elections.
He had also served as the presiding judge of the Family Division of the High Court in Nairobi and resident judge of the High Court in Nakuru.
Support for judges
Speaking during the official retirement ceremony at the Supreme Court in Nairobi on Monday, Mr Maraga called on Kenyans to continue giving unwavering support to judges and magistrates so that justice can continue flourishing in the country.
The market continues to watch for a response to the riots on Capitol Hill last week, which many say were encouraged by the President. Meanwhile, President-Elect Joe Biden is to be inaugurated on Jan. 20, and he, along with the Democratic-controlled Congress, plans to implement at least hundreds of billions of dollars of more fiscal stimulus to support the economic recovery. Twitter (TWTR), off 7.9%, and Facebook (FB), down 2.4%, were falling after blocking the president’s accounts.
Beyond politics, Covid cases continue to rise, and one of the major risks to stocks at this point is that vaccines prove less effective than initially thought or that their distribution remains behind schedule.
National
January 11, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Former deputy speaker of National Assembly and senior leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Haji Nawaz Khokhar was laid to rest on Sunday.
Funeral prayers of Haji Nawaz Khokhar was offered in Rawalpindi on Sunday, attended by politicians, prominent personalities and large number of people. Haji Nawaz Khokhar passed away in Islamabad late night on Saturday (January 9) after a prolonged illness.
His younger brother Imtiaz Khokhar, known as Taji Khokhar died on January 6.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived at the residence of Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar to condole with him on his father s death.