On Tuesday, Attorney General Dorcas Odour and Cabinet Secretary for East African Community Affairs and Regional Development, Beatrice Askul, were sworn in at the oversight of President William Ruto.
The President expressed his faith in the two women and congratulated them on their new job while speaking at State House in Nairobi.
Odour is the first female Attorney General of Kenya, taking over from Justin Muturi.
“This appointment is not about you being a woman, it’s about you being competent and on account of confidence and the ability to deliver. You deserve to serve in this position and I am very confident and clear that you will not only make us as a country proud, ” said the Head of State.
“You will also demonstrate what has always been said what a man can do maybe a woman can do better.”
Ruto said Oduor has a great responsibility ahead of her to fulfil, telling her “You come into office under a very critical moment in our nation. I will advise you to carefully read the manifesto upon which the government was elected. “
“The office of the Attorney General has been left behind in the modernization and reform process. The Judiciary is well ahead in terms of capacities that are necessary for that office to discharge its advisory role and legal mandate to the government and people of Kenya.”
The President praised Oduor’s predecessor, Justin Muturi, for his performance, saying he had done an excellent job of providing the necessities for an effective operation of the office.
Askul replaces Peninah Malonza, the previous CS for EAC Affairs.
President Ruto went on to say that the next CS has an enormous obligation to the people of East Africa as a whole as well as the people of Kenya.
“You have a responsibility not just to us as Kenya but to our brothers and sisters in the East African Community as well,” the President declared.
