Kenya's nominee for the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Phoebe Okowa, has pledged significant reforms to the court if elected, focusing on addressing delayed justice and modernizing operations. Her campaign emphasizes streamlining proceedings and integrating technology to improve efficiency.

• Okowa highlighted that some cases at the ICJ currently take as long as a decade to reach a final judgment.
• The candidate, a current member of the International Law Commission, was nominated on March 1st.
• The election for the judicial seat, necessitated by the resignation of Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, is scheduled for November 12th.