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Honorable Justice Martha K. Koome, EGH
Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya
Chief Justice Martha K. Koome, EGH, assumed office on 21st May 2021 as the 15th Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya and 3rd President of the Supreme Court of Kenya. She is the first woman to hold the office of Chief Justice since the Judiciary of Kenya was established more than a century ago.
Chief Justice Koome joined the Judiciary in 2003 as a High Court Judge where she served until 2011. In that period, she engaged in leadership and administrative roles within the High Court.
She has served as President of the Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA) and as an official of the East Africa Magistrates and Judges Association (EAMJA).
She was involved in the formation of the East African Law Society in 1995 and served as the inaugural Treasurer. While at the East African Law Society, Chief Justice Koome participated in negotiations towards the enactment of the East African Community Treaty.
IN THE HON. JUSTICE’S WORDS
How do you think individual, collective, and planetary wellbeing are connected?
This is an ideal that presupposes the personal, physical, mental and social wellbeing of an individual and the subsequent increased capacity to agitate and contribute to collective wellness and social justice. A just society is keener on the sustainable use and preservation of natural endowments as well as the need to preserve the same for posterity. The wellness of the individual and the safeguarding of personal rights is therefore an important building block in realizing communal health and deliberate ecological awareness. Accessible and equitable justice systems are an integral aspect healing and collective wellbeing.
What do you hope the outcomes are from the global Hearth Summit?
To expand the platform to disseminate the message of hope and individual responsibility to be the catalyst for change as well as the collective responsibility in realizing a just and more equitable social system.
