County Attorney at Kiambu County Government

Job Purpose and Reporting Responsibility

• Principal legal adviser to the office of the Governor and the County government. The County Attorney shall be appointed by the Governor with the approval of the county assembly.

Requirements and Competencies for Appointment

• Be a Kenyan Citizen;
• Be a holder of Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from a reputable and recognised university;
• Must hold a Post-graduate Diploma in Law .
• Knowledge and work experience of not less than ten (10) years and has at least five (5) years’ experience as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Holder of a valid Practicing Certificate;
• Masters degree from a reputable University will be an added advantage;
• Be a member of Law Society of Kenya in good standing;
• Meet requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Highly developed negotiation and inter-personal skills.
• Effective legal research and report writing.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.
• ICT proficient.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The County Attorney shall:

• Be the principal legal adviser to the County Executive Committee and as such shall attend the meetings of the County Executive Committee as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee;
• Represent the County Executive in court or in any other legal proceedings to which the County Executive is a party and manage the litigation and dispute resolution function of the County;
• Advise H.E the Governor, County Executive Committee Members and all departments in the county executive and agencies on legislative and other legal matters;
• Undertake legal research on matters that affect the County Government and promote the compliance with the law by the County Executive;
• Be the depository of all County laws and legal documents, agreements, MoUs, and other title documents of the County including title deeds and Logbooks;
• Have custody of the County Seal and keep record of all instruments executed by seal.
• Prosecute offences resulting from the County legislations in County Courts;
• Negotiate, draft, vet and interpret documents and agreements, MoUs, treaties and other legal instruments for and on behalf of the County Executive and its agencies;
• Be responsible for the revision of county laws, policies and coordinate the publication in the relevant Gazette of all Policies, Regulations and Acts of the County Assembly;
• Liaise with the Office of the Attorney-General when need arises;
• Liaise with the Office of the County Attorney in any other County when need arises and on matters of mutual interest; and
• Perform any other function as may be necessary for the effective discharge of the duties and the exercise of the powers of the County Attorney.