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Martha Koome becomes Kenya’s third Chief Justice and ends a 10-year wait for the Supreme Court to comply with the constitutional one-third gender rule.
Martha Koome’s rise strikes gender balance at top court
Friday April 30 2021
By SAM KIPLAGAT
Summary
If approved by Parliament and becomes Kenya’s third Chief Justice after the passing of the Constitution in 2010, and also the first woman CJ in the country’s history, Justice Koome, 61, will be joining Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu and Justice Njoki Ndung’u at the top court.
If Martha Koome becomes the country’s next Chief Justice (CJ), the Supreme Court shall have ended a 10-year wait to comply with the constitutional one-third gender rule.
Article 81(b) of the Constitution states that not more than two-thirds of members in elective and appointive bodies shall be of the same gender, while Article 27(6) proposes legislative and other measures, including affirmative action, to be put in place to achieve the rule.
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First Lady Margaret Kenyatta (Courtesy)
True to her fashion, her 58th birthday was a quiet affair with little for the public to see. When first lady Margaret Kenyatta assumed her role in 2013 April 9, just a day after her 49th birthday, only a few Kenyans knew her.
Eight years on and she is a darling to many, always receiving praises for her relentless drive championing several social issues including gender equality.
While most Kenyans know her as the soft spoken, often timid first lady, Margaret has often turned heads with her fashion. But it doesn’t end there for the mother of three.