Speaking during the 2024 Annual Human Rights Summit in Nairobi, Chief Justice Martha Koome admitted to being a victim of cyberbullying and Gender Based Violence.
The CJ narrated how several posts were shared through social media targeting her and which she claimed were aimed at threatening and hounding her out of office.
But according to her, she will not be intimidated by such posts noting that she was focused on addressing the critical issues facing 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. 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 noted.
Talking of the GBV cases, the Chief Justice revealed that Judiciary had already launched 13 gender justice courts to deal with those found culpable of committing gender-related crimes.
She moreover added that the Judiciary would do everything within its means to ensure that all 47 counties have 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 noted.
