‘You Can’t Scare Or Destroy Me!’ – CJ Martha Koome Tells Social Media Critics
Chief Justice Martha Koome has taken aim at a group of Kenyans who are using social media to call for her resignation.
On Tuesday, December 10, at the 2024 Annual Human Rights Summit in Nairobi, CJ Koome revealed to being a victim of cyberbullying and gender-based violence (GBV).
While underlining the issues facing Kenya’s judiciary, the Chief Justice described how multiple posts were published on social media targeting her, which she alleged were intended to threaten and harass her out of office.
However, Koome underlined that she would not be frightened by such appointments and that she was committed to tackling the fundamental challenges confronting the judiciary.
“We have taken note of the cyberbullying and data privacy. When I speak, I always confess that I am a victim of cyberbullying or is it called technologically facilitated Gender-Based Violence (GBV),” Koome said.
I am a victim of cyberbullying – CJ Martha Koome pic.twitter.com/aEOPIXrDDE
— Kenyans.co.ke (@Kenyans) December 10, 2024
“I know it is a business model. I do not know what it is meant to achieve. Maybe to scare me, to destroy me, to defame me, and hound me out of office. But they can try something else,” she added.
To address the increase in GBV cases, the Chief Justice announced that the judiciary had already established 13 gender justice courts to deal with people found guilty of perpetrating gender-related crimes.
She also stated that the judiciary would do everything in its power to guarantee that all 47 counties had well-established gender justice courts.
“We are listening to Kenyans. We are serving Kenyans and even our speakers today morning, we have listened to what you have told us and we will deal with that,” Koome assured.
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Koome’s comments came just hours after she promised to streamline the judiciary in response to criticism from famous lawyers like as Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi and PLO Lumumba.
In a statement issued on Monday, December 9, CJ Koome committed to launch investigations into corrupt Judiciary staff, including judges who have been caught participating in illicit acts that jeopardize the courts’ legitimacy.
To address the concerns made by the two lawyers, Martha Koome directed the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to meet with lawyer Ahmendnasir and resolve the issue.
“I have directed the Secretary of the JSC to deploy an investigative team drawn from the JSC to engage with Ahmednasir Abdullahi, to obtain particulars of the allegations made on the social media platform X to progress the complaints to the Commission for action,” CJ Koome directed.
‘You Can’t Scare Or Destroy Me!’ – CJ Martha Koome Tells Social Media Critics
