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Chief Justice Martha Koome during the installation of Justice Gatembu Kairu as President of the Court of Appeal on July 16, 2026. [Judiciary]
Chief Justice Martha Koome has challenged the new President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Gatembu Kairu, to clear a backlog of 9,954 appeals and push the court to resolve more cases than it receives each year.
Speaking during Kairu's installation in Nairobi on Thursday, July 16, Koome said the court's expanded bench of 41 judges gives it the capacity to deliver decisions faster and restore public confidence in the justice system.
"Every pending appeal represents litigants awaiting certainty and justice. Your leadership will be measured not only by the quality of the Court's jurisprudence but equally by its institutional performance," said Koome.
