Let’s be sincere for a minute - there is more to Justice Martha Koome than her gender

Judge Martha Koome at the Supreme Court building on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, when she turned up to be interviewed for the post of Chief Justice. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Once again, like most times when a woman is elevated to a top public post, a gender debate has ensued.

It is the biggest conversation of the moment that has brought with it its usual ugly connotations.