{"id":63472,"date":"2024-07-09T17:03:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T17:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/07\/09\/cj-koome-welcomes-fnfs-support-for-all-africa-judges-and-jurists-summit\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T17:03:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T17:03:07","slug":"cj-koome-welcomes-fnfs-support-for-all-africa-judges-and-jurists-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/cj-koome-welcomes-fnfs-support-for-all-africa-judges-and-jurists-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"CJ Koome welcomes FNF\u2019s support for \u201cAll Africa Judges and Jurists Summit\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 9<\/strong> \u2013 Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya, Justice Martha Koome, has welcomed efforts to unite Africa\u2019s judiciaries in defending and promoting the rule of law across the continent. <\/p>\n<p>She spoke during a meeting with representatives of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) Nairobi office, ahead of the upcoming \u201c2024 Edition of the All Africa Judges and Jurists Summit,\u201d organized by the Kenya Judiciary Academy (KJA) and the Africa Judges and Jurists Forum (AJJF).<\/p>\n<p>The summit, themed \u201cAn Africa of Good Governance, Democracy, Respect for Human Rights, Justice, and the Rule of Law,\u201d will take place in Nairobi from September 17th to 19th, 2024. Justice Isaac Lenaola, a judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya, is a senior member of the AJJF and the Kenyan lead for organizing the September Summit.<\/p>\n<p>The German political foundation has committed to supporting the summit as part of its mandate to promote the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest threat right now is budgetary constraints. Across the continent, judiciaries are gravely underfunded, and because of this, they tend to be overrun by the executive and legislature. This conference affords us the opportunity to solidify our voices, but also gives us the opportunity to reflect on what more we can do to demystify our institutions and make them more efficient,\u201d Justice Koome said.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Koome noted FNF\u2019s focus on creating social market economies that enhance citizens\u2019 personal freedoms, social peace, and high prosperity: \u201cThis aligns with the Kenyan Judiciary strategic blueprint, \u2018Social Transformation through Access to Justice,\u2019 which identifies social justice as a core value to enable citizens to flourish and realize their potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FNF\u2019s Project Director for East Africa, Stefan Schott, underscored the foundation\u2019s commitment to supporting public dialogues that lead to a better appreciation of the rule of law, and the corresponding responsibility of various actors, including individual citizens, in its attainment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very critical for the citizens to understand that rule of law and essentially justice, is not just about the person standing before a judge in a courtroom. It\u2019s about the society as a whole,\u201d Schott said.<\/p>\n<p>FNF Senior Project Managers Judie Kaberia and Nzau Musau, Rose Wachuka, Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Justice, and Loice Wangechi, Strategic Advisor to the Chief Justice, attended the meeting.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 9 \u2013 Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya, Justice Martha Koome, has welcomed efforts to unite Africa\u2019s judiciaries in defending and promoting the rule of law across the continent. 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