Githu out as Uhuru taps Appellate Court President Kihara Kariuki for AG

By: OLIVE BURROWS 1 min read
President Kenyatta announced his pick through his Twitter handle while expressing regret at receiving Muigai’s resignation/PSCU

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13 – Court of Appeal President Paul Kihara Kariuki is set to become the new Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya following Githu Muigai’s resignation.

President Kenyatta announced his pick through his Twitter handle while expressing regret at receiving Muigai’s resignation.

Meanwhile, Kennedy Ogeto who was part of President Kenyatta’s legal team when he faced charges before the International Criminal Court, is destined to become the next Solicitor General following Njee Muturi’s re-designation as Deputy Chief of Staff becoming Nzioka Waita’s deputy.

Abdikadir Mohammed who has served as President Kenyatta’s Constitutional and Legal advisor has been nominated for the job of Kenya’s Ambassador to South Korea.

OLIVE BURROWS

OLIVE BURROWS

With a decade of storytelling under her belt, Olive Burrows has been with Capital FM for the last four years and perhaps most notably interviewed US President Barack Obama. Committed to asking the hard questions and telling the story in the most engaging way possible, she has also interviewed Melinda Gates, a UK Minister and severally had the opportunity to sit across from President Uhuru Kenyatta and address the pressing issues of the day. Other notables she has had occasion to seek answers from are UN Secretary General António Guterres and John Kerry in his time as US Secretary of State.