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Martha Koome
6 quotes
“I am the first woman in Kenya to take this office but because every time a member of the marginalised group breaks a barrier, they hold a space for the dreams and hopes of others.”
Martha Koome (born 1960) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: CJ Martha Koome Quotes US VP Kamala Harris: ‘I Am The First, But Not The Last’", Citizen Digital (May 22, 2021)
“It is a heavy one but it becomes lighter because it is a shared responsibility. It is a shared responsibility because justice works through a chain which runs through all the branches of government and it is as strongest as its weakest link. At the end of the chain, it is us the Judiciary, but we cannot work when the chain is broken.”
Martha Koome (born 1960) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Citizen Digital (May 22, 2021).
“I am a villager in the truest sense. My parents were peasant farmers and we were 18 children from two mothers. So, for all of us, especially girls - it was a struggle to overcome the odds.”
Martha Koome (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He who alleges fraud must show proof. Allegations of ballot stuffing were only unproven hypotheses. Fraud is a serious offence and must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Martha Koome (born 1960) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: August 30, 2020
“Food helps people talk nicely… so we will have a couple of retreats, eating [there] to understand what is the problem.”
Martha Koome (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are being respected now not only in the region but even in the whole world. They are looking upon Kenya for leadership and also for independent institutions, especially the institution of Judiciary” “This is not because of my power, but this is because of the faithful God that I serve.”
Martha Koome (born 1960) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Chief Justice Martha Koome speaking on Wednesday, September 7,2022, at a funeral in Meru.