Kenya’s Phoebe Okowa Elected ICJ Judge
Kenyan jurist Phoebe Okowa won a full nine-year term as a judge of the UN's International Court of Justice on Tuesday 3 November 2026. The post Kenya’s Phoebe Okowa Elected ICJ Judge appeared first on The Rio Times .
Kenya's Professor Phoebe Okowa has been elected as a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a nine-year term from 2027 to 2036. She secured 183 votes in the UN General Assembly and 13 votes in the Security Council, fulfilling the requirements for election to the Court. Professor Okowa is one of five candidates elected, with the other four being Dapo Akande of the United Kingdom, François Alabrune of France, Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud of Jordan, and Rena Lee of Singapore.
The election was confirmed by the UN General Assembly during its 35th plenary meeting, marking a significant milestone for Kenya's representation in international judicial leadership.
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