Martha Karambu Koome

Martha Karambu Koome

Question: Martha Karambu Koome became first woman chief justice of which country?
(a) Kenya
(b) Niger
(c) Namibia
(d) Uganda
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • Martha Karambu Koome has been appointed Kenya’s first woman chief justice.
  • Also,she is the first woman to head any of the three branches of government.
  • Koome, 61, takes over the judiciary ahead of next year’s general elections and would likely play a decisive role in adjudicating any eventual election disputes.

By-Amar Mani Upadhyay

Links:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/martha-koome-appointed-kenyas-first-woman-chief-justice/article34601461.ece