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Kenya's president names country's first female chief justice


Kenya s president names country s first female chief justice
By TOM ODULA
Associated Press
May 19, 2021 11:00am
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NAIROBI, Kenya 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.
She replaces David Maraga, who made history by leading the Supreme Court when it annulled Kenyatta s 2017 re-election victory citing illegalities and irregularities and ordering a fresh election.
Before that historic decision, it was unprecedented in Africa for an opposition party to succeed in getting a court decision to overturn a president s election. ....

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Tom Odula
May 19, 2021 - 2:18 PM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — 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 — an official publication for notifying the actions and decisions of the government — hours after parliamentary approval.
“In 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 “illegalities and irregularities” and ordering a fresh election. ....

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