Judge Martha Koome at the Supreme Court building on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, when she turned up to be interviewed for the post of Chief Justice. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]Once again, like most times when a woman is elevated to a top public post, a gender debate has ensued. A short and succinct statement read by the Acting Chairperson of the commission Olive Mugenda announcing that the nine commissioners had unanimously settled on Lady Justice Martha Koome as their nominee for the position of Chief Justice consequently sparking a lot of reaction from Kenyans. However, the debate that worries the most is the notion that the good judge got the job for only one reason - her gender. Take a surveyI have seen and heard heated debates from the office right into social media on whether Martha Koome was worth her salt.

Source: Standard Digital April 28, 2021 21:00 UTC