President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Justice Martha Koome as the Chief Justice, making her the first woman in Kenya's history to hold the position, hours after Parliament approved her nomination.
The head of State gazetted Justice Koome to head the Judiciary for a non-renewable 10-year term, succeeding David Maraga who retired in January. Members of Parliament on Wednesday 19 May 2021 morning approved Ms Koome, paving the way for her swearing-in.
President Kenyatta had forwarded her name to Parliament for approval on April 28 after she beat nine other candidates including judges, prominent lawyers in private practice and law scholars.
Ms Koome, 61, has the option of retiring after attaining the age of 65. She becomes Kenya’s third Chief Justice after the passing of the Constitution in 2010 and joins Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu and Justice Njoki Ndung’u at the Supreme Court ending a 10-year wait to comply with the constitutional one-third gender rule.
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