The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has picked Justice Martha Koome as the next Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya to replace Justice David Maraga who retired early this year.
Martha Koome will become the first female Chief Justice in Kenya since the country got independence. The name has been forwarded to President Uhuru Kenyatta, which will later be forwarded to parliament for approval.
Lady Justice Martha Koome was born to a peasant family in Kithiu Village in Miragamieru in Meru county but she beat all odds and is currently an internationally recognized human rights defender and an Appellate Judge.
She has 33 years of experience in legal practice under her belt and a significant portion of those years has been in public service as a defender of human rights.
For this, she has earned international accolades for tremendous contribution to jurisprudence in the expansion of the rule of law and defense of the vulnerable.