New COMESA Court Bench starting June 2025

 


The COMESA Court of Justice is set to have a new bench of 12 judges with effect from June 2025.

According to the COMESA Newsletter issued this month, the incoming judges were nominated by member States following a call for nominations for candidates issued earlier this year.

Subsequently, the COMESA Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General, seating as an Electoral College during their 27th meeting in Lusaka, Zambia on 21 November 2024 conducted an election of judges.

The meeting elected the following to the Appellate Division of the Court: Justice Marvin Mwanamwambwa (Zambia) as Judge President-elect, Justice Onephore Baroreraho (Burundi), Justice Monica Mugenyi (Uganda), Justice Masauko Msungama (Malawi) and Justice Ms Salohy Randrianarisoa (Madagascar).

The Meeting also elected the following to the First Instance Division: Justice Aggrey Muchelule (Kenya) - Principal Judge-elect, Justice Dr. Ahmed Mohmed (Egypt), Justice Mazwendoda Mavuso (Eswatini), Justice Ah Foon Chui Yew Cheong (Mauritius), Justice Samia Cecile Bella Andre (Seychelles), Justice Ibrahim Osman Briema Hamid (Sudan) and Justice Lavender Makoni (Zimbabwe).

The names of the Judges elect will be submitted to the COMESA Authority of Heads of State and Government for appointment and subsequent swearing-in. The current bench led by Justice Lombe Chibesakunda, was appointed in March 2015 and took office on 6 June 2015. Its tenure will come to an end on 5 June 2025.

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