National
Office of the Attorney General
Governs Kenya
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Source: kenyalaw.org, checkedWho sits on it
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Attorney General
Appointed by the President of Kenya
- Dorcas Agik Oduor Attorney General
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Sources for who sits on it
- Attorney General kenyalaw.org · checked
- Dorcas Agik Oduor as Attorney General president.go.ke · checked
What it can do
- Principal legal adviser to the Government
The Attorney General is the principal legal adviser to the Government, represents the national government in court and may promote and uphold the rule of law (Constitution art 156).
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Sources for what it can do
- Principal legal adviser to the Government kenyalaw.org · checked
Sources
- kenyalaw.org · checked Constitution of Kenya 2010 (arts 93-98, 129-131, 152, 156, 163), cited for the structure of the national institutions; article text not re-read this session. Websites: president.go.ke, parliament.go.ke, judiciary.go.ke. For: Office of the Attorney General
- kenyalaw.org · checked Constitution of Kenya 2010, article cited in each description; paraphrased from knowledge of the text, article text not re-read this session. For: Principal legal adviser to the Government
- kenyalaw.org · checked Constitution of Kenya 2010 (arts 97, 98, 101, 106, 136-138, 148, 152, 156, 163, 166): composition, size and selection of each office; article text not re-read this session. For: Attorney General
- president.go.ke · checked Presidency of Kenya, Cabinet page (undated, footer 2026), read 2026-10-12: President, Deputy President, Attorney General, Cabinet Secretaries. No 2026 reshuffle found in news searches. Start dates only where a source gave them (Ruku and Cheptumo sworn in 2025-04-17; Ruto 2022-09-13; Kindiki 2024-11-01). For: Dorcas Agik Oduor as Attorney General