Officially referred to as Hon. Lady Justice Martha Karambu Koome, she is the current chief justice heading the highest court in the land as president taking over from RT Justice David Maraga
She was born on 3rd June 1960 in Kithiu village in Meru County. She is the Chief Justice of Kenya and the President of the Supreme Court of Kenya. She was a former judge of the Court of Appeal in Kenya. She was appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta to be the Chief Justice of Kenya on May 19 2021 after beating other formidable opponents. She is the first femail chief justice of the supreme court of Kenya.