DORCAS ODUOR
| DATE OF BIRTH | Unknown |
| GENDER | Female |
| OCCUPATION | Politician |
Biography
Dorcas Oduor is the Attorney General (AG). She makes history as the nation’s first female Attorney-General.
She took over from the Ministry of Public Service Cabinet Secretary (CS) Justin Muturi, who was dismissed from the position when the Head of State dissolved the Cabinet.
Prior to her appointment, she was the Deputy Director Public Prosecutions and Head of Economic, International and Emerging Crimes at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
A career Prosecution Counsel, Mrs. Oduor has previously served in the Public Prosecutions space for more than 12 years having begun her career as a State Counsel in 1991.
Education and Career of Dorcas Oduor
The Senior Counsel was admitted to the bar as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in 1992, after attaining her postgraduate Law Diploma from the Kenya School of Law in 1991.
Oduor holds a master’s degree in international Conflict Management and a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL. B) from the University of Nairobi (UoN) where she graduated in 1990.
She has been a member in various agencies/commissions including as Chair of the Board on Criminal Psychiatrics (on behalf of the Attorney General) and Chairperson of the Board of Review on Mentally Insane (Criminal Psychiatric),
Dorcas Oduor has also served as Assisting Counsel in the Akiwumi Commission on Land Clashes, Assisting Counsel in the Bosire Commission on the Goldenberg Affair and Assisting Counsel in the Kiruki Commission on Artur Brothers.
The AG nominee has in the past assumed the roles of Joint Secretary of the Police Reform Commission, (Ransley Commission) and Member of the National Task Force on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing.
Attorney General’s Role
The role AG in Kenya is critical and multifaceted, making it one of the most influential positions in the government
The AG serves as the principal legal adviser to the government, representing the national government in all legal proceedings except criminal cases.
This includes advising government ministries, departments, constitutional commissions, and state corporations on legislative and legal matters.
The AG’s duties extend to promoting the rule of law, protecting human rights, and ensuring good governance.
Additionally, the AG is responsible for negotiating, drafting, vetting, and interpreting local and international agreements and treaties on behalf of the government.
An Attorney General has the power to appear in any court proceedings involving the government and can summon public officers to provide information relevant to legal inquiries.
The AG’s office also oversees the administration of justice, anti-corruption strategies, and the regulation of the legal profession.
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