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KENYA
Justice Njagi Marete arrives at the Supreme Court buildings for interviews for the position of Chief Justice. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
It is day four in the continued hunt for Kenya’s next Chief Justice.
Justice David Marete Njagi is on the hot seat today as he seeks to replace the former CJ David Maraga, who retired in January this year.
Justice Marete, 61, has 35 years experience in the legal profession.
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He is remembered for coming to the rescue of civil servants seeking elective positions in 2017 when he declared election laws, which required them to resign six months before the election, invalid and unconstitutional.
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NAIROBI
Judge Martha Koome at the Supreme Court for Chief Justice interviews. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome is facing the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) panel today and becomes the third person to be interviewed for the position of Chief Justice.
Judge Koome currently heads the Criminal Division at the Court of Appeal.
The judge is making her second shot at the CJ position having tried unsuccessfully in 2016.
She is among 10 candidates shortlisted for the position of Chief Justice, and among three women eying the position.
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She told the JSC panel on Wednesday morning that she has 33 years’ experience and had practised law for 15 years before becoming a judge. Koome says she was actively involved in public matters.
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NAIROBI
Judge Martha Koome at the Supreme Court for Chief Justice interviews. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome is facing the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) panel today and becomes the third person to be interviewed for the position of Chief Justice.
Judge Koome currently heads the Criminal Division at the Court of Appeal.
The judge is making her second shot at the CJ position having tried unsuccessfully in 2016.
She is among 10 candidates shortlisted for the position of Chief Justice, and among three women eying the position.
READ MORE
She told the JSC panel on Wednesday morning that she has 33 years’ experience and had practised law for 15 years before becoming a judge. Koome says she was actively involved in public matters.
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NAIROBI
Prof Kameri Mbote appears before the JSC panel in interviews for the position of Chief Justice. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
Prof Patricia Kameri Mbote is today facing the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) panel now in its second day of interviews.
Prof Mbote is among 10 candidates shortlisted for the position of Chief Justice.
She has practised law for over 30 years, having studied law at the University of Nairobi, the University of Warwick, the University of Zimbabwe and Stanford Law School where she earned her doctorate.
She has been a dean at the School of Law, the University of Nairobi where she has taught for over 30 years. She is also an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and was conferred the rank of Senior Counsel in 2012.