In the academia world, she said, she served as a dean at the University of Nairobi for an aggregate of five years leading the institution through difficult times.
"I am not only a leader but also an institution builder," she said during the interview for the position of Chief Justice.
Though leadership is not gendered, the Prof said she has an advantage being a woman because she will bring on board the gift of nurture.
However, as a woman in leadership, she encountered a few challenges such as being snubbed or assumed not to be dean when she was with male colleagues going for a function.
"I once went with the registrar who is a man for an event and given that I am not huge of built, the organizers welcomed the registrar as the dean and I said well proceed," she said.
If appointed CJ, Prof Mbote said, she will also enrich the bench with her intellectual contributions have been in academia.
She gave examples of the importance of academia contribution to court when the Supreme Court decided to open up to academia.
Even though she has not done private practice, she assured Kenyans that she is up to the task having done some work with the Judiciary such as birthing a judiciary performance improvement document which she says has helped her have an in-depth understanding of the institution.
