Chief Justice Salary: Chief Justice Martha Koome made history as the first woman Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya when she was appointed by the Judicial Service Commission and appointed by the president.
In her position as Chief Justice, Martha Koome takes home one of the fattest salaries in the public service. She earns a monthly salary of Sh. 990,000. This salary is topped up with huge allowances that are as high as Sh. 300,000. This increases her monthly earnings to about Sh. 1.3 million per month.
Biography and career profile of Lady Justice Martha Koome
In addition to this, the Chief Justice is entitled to Sh. 10 million inpatient insurance scheme with an outpatient cover of Sh. 300,000.
The heavy salaries JSC members are earning from CJ interviews
She also has access to either a top of the range Land Cruiser 200 Series, locally popular as V8, and, or a Mercedes Benz E or S class. When she sits in the JSC meetings Justice Koome gets an additional allowance on top of her Chief Justice salary and allowances. Each of the JSC members earns between Sh. 150,000 and Sh. 250,000. This is considered as a responsibility allowance. As Chair, Justice Koome is entitled to an allowance of Sh. 20,000 to Sh. 25,000 each per JSC sitting for disciplinary cases and recruitment purposes.