New CJ must urgently mend relations between Judiciary and Executive

Judge Martha Koome is interviewed for the position of Chief Justice at the Supreme Court buildings on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The nomination of Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome for the position of Chief Justice heralds a new beginning for the country’s justice system.

Not only is she the first woman to be nominated to head an arm of government, Lady Justice Koome is arguably the best candidate to take forward the reform agenda in the corridors of justice. She cut her teeth in legal circles with the reform bandwagon of the 1990s.