The Nigerian Mission in Cairo, Egypt, announced the passing of the former minister and Senator.
President Buhari said:
“The demise of the notable politician, Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan has left many saddened.
“Both in office and out of office, her concern for the education of the girl child, especially those of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, who were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists, shone through.
“Her death is a huge loss not only to the female gender activist community but to the country as a whole. Our condolences to her family, friends, National Assembly and government and people of Taraba State.”
William Ouko: A down-to-earth judge who loves music, books
Friday May 07 2021
By SAM KIPLAGAT
Summary
If confirmed to join the Supreme Court, Justice William Ouko will become the first judicial officer to rise from the lower rank of a district magistrate to the country’s top court.
The 60-year-old judge, who is described by colleagues as humble and team player, joined the Judiciary in 1987 as a district magistrate II.
He then rose to the position of deputy registrar, senior deputy, principal and later the Registrar of the High Court where he served for two years before he was appointed a judge in 2004.
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Court of Appeal president William Ouko. [File, Standard]
Court of Appeal president William Ouko has been picked by the JSC to replace retired judge, Jackton Boma Ojwang, at the Supreme Court.
Ouko, 58, has been the appellate court boss since March 2018.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) said in a press conference on Wednesday, May 5 that Ouko was the best candidate of the seven applicants who sought the Supreme Court Judge position.
“We congratulate Justice Willaim Ouko, and we wish him well. To the other [Supreme Court Judge] candidates, the Commission has had the privilege to know you better and appreciate your hard work in the capacities in which you are serving the nation,” JSC Chairperson, Prof. Olive Mugenda, said in her Wednesday address to journalists at the Supreme Court of Kenya.
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Daily Monitor
Monday April 26 2021
Summary
Justice Kato was a career judicial officer, who rose through the ranks up to the Supreme Court where he retired in 2003.
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The late Supreme Court judge, Cosmas Kato, will be buried at Mparo Village in Hoima City tomorrow.
Justice Kato, 87, died at TMR International Hospital, Naalya in Kampala on Friday, after he succumbed to multiple organ failure, secondary to advanced cancer of the oesophagus.
The burial programme indicates that there will be a requiem Mass today at Namugongo Catholic Shrine beginning at 10am. The body will thereafter, be taken to Hoima for the vigil.