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Honorable Lady Justice
Martha Koome
Judge in the Court of Appeal

Honorable Lady Justice Martha Koome is a Judge in the Court of Appeal with 32 years experience as an Advocate and Judge. As an Advocate she has specialized in human rights defense of persons charged with politically instigated offences, such as treason and detention without trial. She also represented women in pursuit of property rights in precedent setting cases that subsequently informed the constitutional review and other legislations. Judge Koome was chairperson of the Federation of Women Lawyers FIDA that advocated and defended human rights of women and children including their reproductive health rights. Currently, she is the head of criminal division in the Court of Appeal and Chairperson of the National Council on Administration of Justice Special Taskforce on Child Matters. The taskforce is reviewing laws, policies and all structures and systems pertaining to children.

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