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Chief Justice Martha Koome when presiding over the swearing in ceremony of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners at Supreme Court on July 11, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]
The High Court has forwarded a case seeking to compel President William Ruto to dissolve Parliament over its failure to implement the two-thirds gender rule to Chief Justice Martha Koome for empanelment of a three-judge bench.
In a ruling delivered by Justice Lawrence Mugambi, the court directed that the petition, filed by three activists, be placed before CJ Koome to appoint an even-numbered bench to hear and determine the serious constitutional issues raised.
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