MPs urge CJ Koome to steadfastly guard Judiciary’s independence

Chief Justice Martha Koome when she appeared before the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee at the County Hall Mini chambers in Nairobi [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday appointed Justice Martha Koome as Chief Justice after members of the National Assembly endorsed her nomination.

This makes her the first female Chief Justice in the country and the 15th President of the third arm of government.