 Kenyan George Martha Koume, who has defended dissidents and helped to write women's rights into the constitution, has been sworn in as the country's first female chief justice in a ceremony in Nairobi. In a country where the rule is particularly sensitive, Koume is likely to be in place during next year's election, when President Uhuru Kenyatta must step down after two terms in office. A child of a subsistence farmer she was, chosen by a judicial panel, in preference to the lawyer who argued President Uhuru Kenyatta's case in a 2017 battle with the Supreme Court that she will now head. I, Martha Karambu Koume, Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya, do swear in the name of your mighty God to diligently serve the people and the Republic of Kenya and to impartially do justice in accordance with this constitution as by law established. A great day this is as we celebrate the confirmation of a new Chief Justice for the Republic of Kenya, but also for me, a particularly singular honor to be the first president to swear in the first female Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news, please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.