President William Ruto has nominated Dorcas Odour for the position of Attorney General.
This following the dismissal of the Attorney General alongside the whole cabinet on 11th of July, in a press briefing leaving out the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.
“Upon reflection, listening keenly to what the people of Kenya have said and after a holistic appraisal of the performance of my Cabinet and its achievements and challenges, I have, in line with the powers given to me, decided to dismiss with immediate effect all the Cabinet Secretaries and the AG from the Cabinet except the PCS and CS Foreign and Diaspora Affairs.” President Ruto said in the briefing when he dissolved the cabinet.
Oduor will become the first female Attorney General in Kenya, if approved by the National Assembly.
She has vast legal experience spanning over 30 years of practice within the public sector.
Oduor was admitted to the bar as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya in 1992 after attaining her Bachelor of Laws degree in 1990 and postgraduate Diploma from Kenya School of Law in 1991.
Oduor is currently serving as Secretary of Public prosecutions within the office of the Director of Public prosecutions.
President Ruto has also nominated Beatrice Askul Moe for appointment as Cabinet secretary for East African Community Affairs and Regional Development.
Moe is a social scientist and a consultant.
The names of the nominees have been forwarded to Parliament for consideration and approval.
