Who she is Chief Justice Martha Koome?

  Kenya's Supreme Court Chief Justice, Martha Koome played a big role in the decision to uphold William Ruto as president election.

Many online have been praising her for her work, describing her as a "hero" and as a giver of justice.

So, who exactly is she?

The 62-old's journey started off in Meru in rural eastern Kenya where she was born into a polygamous family.

"I am a villager in the truest sense. My parents were peasant farmers and we were 18 children from two mothers. So, for all of us, especially girls, it was a struggle to overcome the odds," she has previously said about her upbringing.

Her appointment as chief a justice in May 2021, came as a surprise, but she came top of 10 candidates interviewed in front of a live television audience by Kenya's Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

She won the interview over with her calm and confident tone during a four-hour grilling, in which she was described as a "breath of fresh air".

Recognised worldwide, Justice Koome was runner-up for the UN's Kenya Person of the Year Award in 2020 for her work on children rights.