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Chief Justice nominee Martha Koome when she appeared before National Assembly's Justice and Legal Affairs Committee.[Elvis Ogina, Standard]
Chief Justice nominee Martha Koome has defended herself against objections to her recruitment by the Law Society of Kenya President Nelson Havi based on her handling of a dispute between the National Produce and Cereals Board and Erad, a company associated with the late Jacob Juma.
Before the National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC), Koome said her decision, which was shared with other bench members saved the country from losing public funds.
Justice Koeme said Havi questioned her ruling in 2012 in a case where Erad supplied maize to the Cereals Board and obtained a decree to be paid some money but the board appealed the decision.