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How CJ Koome is bringing justice closer to Kenyans

Chief Justice Martha Koome during the presidential petition at the Supreme Court Nairobi on September 2, 2022. [David Gichuru, Standard]

The Judiciary, under the leadership of Chief Justice Martha Koome is on a mission to widen the doors of justice across the country.

The CJ is encouraging multiple-door approaches to access justice. She has left her footprints in Mombasa, Kibra, Meru, Kisumu, Kiambu, Mandera and Maralal by launching specialised Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) courts, small claim courts, court annexed mediation, alternative sustice systems (AJS) and e-filing.

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