Attorney-General of Kenya

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The Attorney-General of Kenya is the chief legal adviser to the government and head of the State Law Office, responsible for representing the state in legal matters and overseeing public prosecutions and legislative drafting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office ⓘ
appointedBy President of Kenya ⓘ
appointmentProcess appointed by the President with approval of the National Assembly ⓘ
category Government ministers of Kenya ⓘ
Law officers of Kenya ⓘ
changeInFunctions prosecution powers largely transferred to Director of Public Prosecutions under 2010 Constitution ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article 156 of the Constitution of Kenya ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
hasDepartment Civil Litigation Department (Kenya State Law Office) ⓘ
Constitutional and Human Rights Division (Kenya State Law Office) ⓘ
International Law Department (Kenya State Law Office) ⓘ
Legislative Drafting Department (Kenya State Law Office) ⓘ
headOf State Law Office of Kenya ⓘ
historicalRole served as chief legal adviser since the colonial era with changes after independence ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Kenya ⓘ
linked to: Kenya
languageOfWork English ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ
linked to: Swahili language
legalSystem common law ⓘ
memberOf Cabinet of Kenya ⓘ
nativeLabel AG ⓘ
Attorney-General ⓘ
oversees Office of the Attorney-General and Department of Justice (Kenya) ⓘ
partOf Government of Kenya ⓘ
predecessorOffice Attorney-General of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya ⓘ
relatedOffice Director of Public Prosecutions of Kenya ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of Kenya in respect of certain functions ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Kenya

President of Kenya ⓘ
responsibleFor advising government ministries and departments on legal matters ⓘ
advising on international treaties and agreements ⓘ
advising state corporations on legal matters ⓘ
drafting government bills ⓘ
overseeing legislative drafting ⓘ
overseeing the revision and publication of the laws of Kenya ⓘ
protecting the public interest in legal matters ⓘ
providing legal opinions to the Government of Kenya ⓘ
representing Kenya in international legal disputes ⓘ
representing the state in legal proceedings ⓘ
vetting and clearing government contracts for legality ⓘ
role chief legal adviser to the Government of Kenya ⓘ
principal legal adviser to the Cabinet of Kenya ⓘ
principal legal adviser to the President of Kenya ⓘ
principal legal adviser to the executive branch of Kenya ⓘ
seat Nairobi ⓘ
style The Honourable Attorney-General ⓘ
symbol Coat of arms of Kenya ⓘ
termLength serves at the pleasure of the President of Kenya ⓘ

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Cabinet of Kenya → includesOffice → Attorney-General of Kenya ⓘ
Attorney-General of Kenya → oversees → Office of the Attorney-General and Department of Justice (Kenya) ⓘ
linked to: Attorney-General of Kenya
Attorney-General of Kenya → predecessorOffice → Attorney-General of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya ⓘ
linked to: Attorney-General of Kenya
Judicial Service Commission (Kenya) → compositionIncludes → Attorney-General of Kenya ⓘ
subject linked to: Judicial Service Commission
National Security Council of Kenya → member → Attorney-General of Kenya ⓘ