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Attorney General of Kenya

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Head of Kenyan State Law Office

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TheAttorney General of Kenya is the head of the Kenyan State Law Office, the principal legal adviser to the government ofKenya, and a member of theCabinet.Dorcas Agik Oduor is the current and first woman Attorney-General of Kenya.^[1]

History

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The Office of the Attorney General draws its mandate from Article 156 of the2010 Constitution of Kenya, which vests in the Attorney General the responsibility of being the principal legal adviser to the government to ensure that the rule of law is promoted, protected and upheld, and defend the public interest. The Office of the Attorney General Act No. 49 of 2012 spells out the functions of the office, which include:

Advising Government Ministries, Departments, Constitutional Commissions and State Corporations on legislative and other legal matters;
Negotiating, drafting, vetting and interpreting local and international documents, agreements and treaties for and on behalf of the Government and its agencies; and
Performing any function as may be necessary for the effective discharge of the duties and the exercise of the powers of the Attorney-General.

Duties

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The attorney general's duties^[2] include the formulation of legal policy and ensuring proper administration of Kenya's legal system, including professional legal education. Assisting the Attorney General in the performance of his duties as principal legal adviser to the government are:

Solicitor General
Senior Deputy Solicitor General
Director of Public Prosecutions
Registrar General
Administrator General
Chairman of Advocates Complaints Commission
Chief Parliamentary Counsel
Chief State Counsel

Attorneys General of East Africa Protectorate (1895–1920)

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Alfred Karney Young (1895–1909)
Ralph Molyneux Combe (1909–1914)
Sir Jacob William Barth (1914–1918)^[3]
Ivan Llewelyn Owen Gower (1918, acting)
Robert William Lyall-Grant (1918–1920)^[4]

Attorneys General of British Kenya (1920–1963)

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Robert William Lyall-Grant (1920–1925)^[4]
Ivan Llewelyn Owen Gower (1925–1926) (acting)
SirWalter Huggard (1926–1929)
SirAlisdair Duncan Atholl MacGregor (1929–1934)
Walter Harragin (1933–1941)^[5]
Sir Stafford W.P. Foster Sutton (1944–1948)^[6]
SirKenneth O'Connor (1948– )^[7]
SirJohn Whyatt (1951–1955)^[8]
Sir Eric Newton Griffiths-Jones (1955– )^[9]
Diarmaid William Conroy ( –1960) (acting)
Sir Eric Newton Griffiths-Jones (1960–1963)^[10]

Attorneys General of Kenya (since 1963)

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Charles Mugane Njonjo (1963–1979)^[11]
James B. Karugu (1980–1981)^[11]
Joseph Kamere (1981–1983)^[11]
Matthew Guy Muli (1983–1991)^[11]
Amos Wako (1991–2011)^[11]
Githu Muigai (2011–2018)^[11]
Paul Kihara Kariuki (2018–2022)
Justin Muturi (2022–2024)
Dorcas Oduor (2024-)

References

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^Samuel Njihia."Dorcas Oduor: Kenya's first woman Attorney General". Nairobi Law Monthly. Retrieved20 August 2024.
^Githinji, George (2018-07-09)."Role and Functions of the Attorney General in Kenya".AfroCave. Retrieved2023-08-23.
^Kenya Gazette 4 Mar 1914
^^a ^bKenya Gazette 13 Apr 1921
^Kenya Gazette - 19 Feb 1935
^"Stafford Foster-Sutton - NigerianWiki".
^"Kenya Gazette". 4 January 1949.
^"Institute of Current World Affairs"(PDF).Institute of Current World Affairs. 30 August 1953. Retrieved27 September 2015.
^Britain and Kenya's Constitutions, 1950–1960
^Kenya Gazette 10 Jan 1961
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^fOloka-Onyango, J.When Courts Do Politics: Public Interest Law and Litigation in East Africa. p. 280.

External links

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Official website

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