- Political scientist Antonellah Kakuko is annoyed at lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi’s critisim remarks directed to Chief justice Martha Koome’s new car worth 40 Million
- Koome’s new car Koome’s car was the subject of social media attention after it was pictured during the recent Madaraka Day celebrations
Constitutional City Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi has annoyed section of pundits for criticizing Chief Justice Martha Koome’s new car citing of stereotyping of women
Led by political scientist Antonellah Kakuko on Monday 5th June, she tweeted that, “The pitch black 4 by 4 took the internet by storm as social media users, even those with little information about vehicles, salivated over its beastly look,’’.
Koome’s car was the subject of social media attention after it was pictured during the recent Madaraka Day celebrations.
In a tweet on his page, Ahmednasir faulted the CJ for acquiring a high end official car at a time the economy is struggling.
According to Kakuko, the senior counsel is picking on Koome yet several other leaders in Kenya are driving similar vehicles and others very expensive than hers
On Madaraka Day, one of the stand-out things during the ceremony was Chief Justice Martha Koome’s new land cruiser
Koome was chauffeured to the annual celebration held in Embu County in a 2023 Land Cruiser GR Sport, spotting the custom license plate CJ 1.
The luxury SUV costing over KSh 20 million before taxes and other levies, is the most capable off-roader in the LC300 series
Since then, there have been different reactions from Kenyans online regarding the machine, among them from Senior Counsel (SC) Ahmednasir Abdullahi.
In a tweet on his page, the learned friend expressed displeasure at the CJ for flaunting extravagance while the judicial system has several financial challenges.
“Tell me why a CJ of poor third world country where millions kids sleep at night without food, with 1.5 million cases backlog, where it makes 10-15 yrs to hear a case and 6-12 months to deliver judgment will spend $500,000 to buy her 4th official car,” he wrote.
He claimed that the CJ already has two Mercedes Benz vehicles, two Parados, as well as several escort cars.