Chief Justice Martha Koome has joined Kenyans in congratulating professor Phoebe Okowa on being elected to the International Law Commission.
In a statement via Twitter, Koome said, "Hearty congratulations to Prof. Phoebe Okowa on being elected to the International Law Commission (ILC). We celebrate this fete as testament of the excellence inherent in Kenyan and African women."
Okowa was elected with 162 votes and becomes the first African Woman to be elected to the Commission.
She will be in the commission for a period of five years, from 2023 to 2027.
The International Law Commission (ILC) is a body of experts responsible for helping develop and codify international law
It is composed of 34 individuals recognized for their expertise and qualifications in international law, who are elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) every five years.
In a statement on Saturday, Okowa said she was pleased beyond words, honored and humbled.
“I am profoundly grateful to member states for their confidence in me. Throughout the campaign experience I have remained conscious that the ILC is a subsidiary organ of the UN that is at its costs effective working in collaboration with the sixth committee,” she said.
Okowa said she is looking forward to working with the other members of the commission.
"...and those on the sixth committee as the commission continues its vital work in responding to the defining challenges of our generation,| she said.
"This is by any standards an outstanding mandate, thank you to everyone involved."
