THE STANDARD
NATIONAL
Lady Justice Martha Koome when she appeared before the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee at the County Hall Mini chambers in Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina,Standard]
Justice Martha Koome is on the verge of becoming the first female Chief Justice of Kenya. This is if members of the National Assembly approve a report by the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) that vetted her last week recommending her appointment as CJ.
Speaker Justin Muturi has convened a special sitting today for MPs to either approve or reject her nomination.
Sources within the committee chaired by Muturi Kigano confided to The Standard of a unanimous approval of Justice Koome in what now puts her a heartbeat away from succeeding former Chief Justice David Maraga.