Tom Odula May 19, 2021 - 2:18 PM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) â Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome as the East African country s first woman chief justice and head of the judiciary.
The announcement was made Wednesday in a special Gazette Notice â an official publication for notifying the actions and decisions of the government â hours after parliamentary approval.
âIn exercise powers conferred by ⦠the constitution. I, Uhuru Kenyatta, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defense Forces appoint Martha Karambu Koome to be the chief justice of the republic of Kenya, Kenyatta s announcement said.
She replaces David Maraga, who made history by leading the Supreme Court when it annulled Kenyatta s 2017 re-election victory citing âillegalities and irregularitiesâ and ordering a fresh election.
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