Supreme Court must now embrace diversity

Lady Justice Martha Koome when she was interviewed for the position of the Chief Justice at the Supreme court buildings on April 14,2021. [Collins Kweyu,Standard]

This week’s nomination of Lady Justice Martha Koome as Chief Justice was a bright spot in our otherwise dreary existence in these times of Corona. Her story; the little shoeless girl from a polygamous home in some dusty village, told during her interview in an unapologetic Baite accent, was a tear-jerker.

Using current lingua, this is the genuine hustler, a “rags to gown” story that will be an inspiration to many youngsters struggling in forgotten villages.