City lawyer Donald Kipkorir has hailed the naming of Dorcas Oduor by President William Ruto on Tuesday as Attorney-General nominee.
Kipkorir said he was elated about her nomination, which will make Oduor the first lady Attorney General upon approval by Parliament and appointment by Ruto.
“In 2018, I publicly endorsed my friend Dorcas Oduor to be our first woman Director of Public Prosecutions,” he said.
He insisted that no one is more deserving of the office than Oduor.
“She has the intellectual depth, humility, grace and experience. With Shadrack Moses as her Solicitor General, the duo will finalise reforms in the Office of the Attorney General,” he said on X.
Oduor is currently the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions.
The nomination comes a few days after Ruto reassigned Rebecca Miano to the Tourism ministry.
Miano had been picked to be Attorney General after Ruto dissolved his entire Cabinet.
If successful Oduor will take over from Justin Muturi who has been nominated to serve as Public Service Cabinet Secretary.
Oduor is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and holds a Master of Arts in International Conflict Management (UoN), a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree (UoN) and a Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law.
once appointed by the President, Oduor will become the principal legal adviser to the Government.
She will also represent the national government in court or in any other legal proceedings to which the national government is a party, other than criminal proceedings.
She will perform any other functions conferred on the office by an Act of Parliament or by the President.
She will form part of President Ruto's newly reconstituted Cabinet which includes at least four members from the Opposition party, ODM.