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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 Kenya subject to confirmation by Parliament. The appeals court judge has worked for many years as a j...

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 where she is described by some as compassionate and with a sense of justice in the right place. She ...

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 exploration and mining   -  Sh424.0M  , Livestock production ‘Big Four’ interventions  -  ...

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 Koome's nomination as Kenya's next chief justice. The dailies also reported on President Uhuru Kenyatta's launch of a digital lands register National Land Information Management System (NLIMS). 1. Daily Nation The newspaper looks at the ...

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 (1986) • The United Nations recognised her on October 2020 with a runner-up award as UN Kenya Perso...