Kenya- Wednesday April 28, 2021: Martha Koome, a Kenyan Court of Appeal Judge has been nominated as the country's next chief justice.

She becomes the country's first woman to hold the position.

The Judicial Service Commission interviewed 10 candidates for the position and she emerged top.

Judge Koome nomination has now been forwarded by the commission to the president for appointment.

The UN Women Kenya office who disclosed this in a congratulatory message wrote:

 “We congratulate Justice Koome Martha Karambu on her nomination as the first woman Chief Justice. Trully an inspiration to many women and girls in #Kenya”

There have been mixed reactions to her appointment.

Meanwhile, one of the candidates, lawyer Fred Ngatia, is quoted by the Business Daily newspaper as saying that he was rigged out.

Mr Ngatia trended on Twitter all day on the day he was being interviewed on live television.