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Attorney General nominee Dorcas Oduor has built a distinguished career, earning accolades for her work in litigation and legal advisories.
The Secretary of Public Prosecutions in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was admitted to the bar as an advocate of the High Court in 1992.
This followed the completion of her Bachelor of Laws degree in 1990 and a postgraduate diploma from the Kenya School of Law.
“I joined the Office of the Attorney General in 1992, and I will categorize my achievements from both the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the DPP into four sectors. For the first eight years after joining in 1992, I served as a courtroom lawyer, handling all types of cases in various courts, including the highest courts,” she revealed during her vetting before
What are Dorcas’s achievements
During her presentation, there was a long silence as she highlighted her successes, including a significant milestone in 2000.
“The epitome of my career was in 2000 when I was nominated to assist Kenya in prosecuting the 1998 bombing case. I traveled to New York for the case, and we successfully achieved a conviction,” she revealed.
Dorcas Oduor highlighted the Gachanja Case as another significant achievement in her career, noting that it marked the first time a prosecutor had been able to forfeit instruments of crime.
“In that case, one of the accused had been paid with a piece of land to commit murder, and I successfully forfeited the payment. The case went up to the Supreme Court, and the decision was upheld,” she explained as the committee listened attentively.
She also discussed her involvement in the civil case concerning the extradition of Chris Okemo, revealing a conflict between the Office of the Attorney General and the ODPP over who should sign the authority to proceed.
What are Dorcas’s accomplishments outside court
While serving in the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the DPP, Dorcas Oduor noted that she was appointed to various commissions and task forces that have had a lasting impact on the country.
She highlighted her involvement in commissions that spearheaded significant reforms.
“I was part of the academic commission on land clashes, which laid the groundwork for land reforms in the country. I also served on the Goldenberg Commission, leading to a reevaluation of our Public Finance Management (PFM) Acts. Additionally, I was involved in the police task force on police reforms, which resulted in the establishment of IPOA, the Police Service Commission, and the consolidation of the Kenya Police and APs under a single command,” she added.
