President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, May 21, presided over as Justice Martha Koome took oath of office as the Chief Justice. Koome took her oath of office at State House, Nairobi.
Koome is the country’s first female Chief Justice and head of the Judiciary. The oath was administered by Judiciary Chief Registrar Anne Amadi.
“It’s a singular honour to be the first president to swear in the first female Chief Justice of Kenya,” President Uhuru said.
William Ouko, president of the Court of Appeal, also took the oath of office as a Supreme Court judge.
In a Gazette notice on Wednesday, the President appointed Koome hours after she was approved by the National Assembly.
She replaces David Maraga, who made history by leading the Supreme Court when it annulled Kenyatta’s 2017 reelection victory citing ‘illegalities and irregularities’ and ordering a fresh election.
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