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JSC Nominates Martha Koome to be Kenya s Next Chief Justice
27 April 2021 - 4:45 pm
Court of Appeal judge Martha Koome appearing before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Wednesday, April 14
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The Judicial Service Commission on Tuesday, April 27, nominated Lady Justice Martha Koome to be the Chief Justice after an extensive two weeks of interviews.
Following the nomination of the Chief Justice, President Uhuru Kenyatta will forward the name to the National Assembly for vetting before being sworn in State House. The JSC has unanimously recommended the appointment of Hon Lady Justice Koome Martha Karabu, judge of the Court of Appeal as the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya, JSC vice chair Olive Mugenda stated.
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Court of Appeal president William Ouko is interviewed for the position of Chief Justice at the Supreme Court, Nairobi. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
President of the Court of Appeal William Ouko is facing the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) panel today.
Wednesday marks day three of week two interviews for the position of Chief Justice. Ouko is the eighth candidate to be interviewed.
Judge Ouko has about 34 years of experience in the legal profession, having joined the Judiciary in 1987 as a district magistrate.
He was appointed as the president of the Court of Appeal in 2018 by retired Chief Justice David Maraga.
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Senior Counsel Fredrick Ngatia at the Supreme Court building being interviewed for the position of Chief Justice. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
Senior Counsel Fredrick Ngatia (pictured) is this morning being interviewed on his suitability to succeed retired Chief Justice David Maraga.
Ngatia has been involved in several groundbreaking cases at the Supreme Court, represented big companies, high-profile individuals and was the lead counsel for President Uhuru Kenyatta in the presidential election petition of 2013 and twice in 2017.
He has achieved top honours, and is now seeking to be the country’s next Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court.
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Senior Counsel Fredrick Ngatia (centre) arrives at the Supreme Court building for the interview for the position of Chief Justice. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
Senior Counsel Fredrick Ngatia has taken a jab at prosecutors for what he termed as laxity in concluding cases.
Ngatia, who is seeking the position of Chief Justice, said it is sad that prosecutors have turned the judiciary into doormats where they conduct their PR activities. Allow me to say without fear of contradiction that prosecution strategy is always to outlive everyone. Their strategy is never to conclude these cases but I tell them, they can never outlive me, he said.