Who is Phoebe Okowa? Kenyan law scholar who rose to ICJ bench
Kenyan law scholar who rose to ICJ bench. Prof Okowa brings over three decades of academic scholarship and practical judicial service to...
Prof Phoebe Okowa is not a mainstream name in Kenya’s judiciary. That is because she spent most of her career in class, teaching international law, here and abroad.
From the lecture halls of Nairobi and Oxford, she will now sit on the bench of the International Court of Justice for longer. On Tuesday, she secured majority votes in both the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council. It earned her nine years on the Court.
The Kenyan secured the seat in the third round of voting after most contenders dropped out of the race.
Nairobi is keen that Judge Okowa is re-elected to the bench to serve a full nine-year term.
If Judge Phoebe Okowa wins, it will mean she stays on the bench until 2036.
Away from the podium, Ruto and his delegation signed key agreements and locked in partnerships.
Justice Njoki Ndung'u is seeking to serve as an ICC judge, while Justice Phoebe Okowa eyes a full term at ICJ.
State agencies face heavy court penalties and personal liability for officers who ignore disciplinary directives.
An illegal connection to Kenya Pipeline's main petroleum pipeline discovered inside a condemned building in Changamwe.
Withdrawing or spending money sent to you by mistake is theft.
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