Job Description
DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL – FOUR (4) POSTS V/No. 134/2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.180,160 - Ksh.335,450 p.m. (CSG 4/Job Group ‘T’)
House Allowance: Ksh.80, 000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.24, 000 p.m. (if not provided with office to house transport)
Special Legal Allowance: Ksh.50,000 p.m.
Non-Practicing Allowance: Ksh.40,000 p.m.
Entertainment Allowance: Ksh.65,000 p.m.
Extraneous Allowance: Ksh.60,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: KSh.10,000 p.a
Domestic Servants Allowance: Ksh.15,600 p.m.
Robe Allowance: Ksh. 5.000 p.a.
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service Permanent or Local Agreement
For appointment to this grade, a candidate have:
(i) a minimum service period of three (3) years in the grade of Chief State Counsel,
CSG 5, or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service;
or
served for a minimum period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which should have
been in the grade of Deputy Chief State Counsel, CSG 6 and above or in a
comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
(ii) a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized university;
(iii) post graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
(iv) a post graduate certificate in Legislative Drafting, where applicable
(v) a certificate of admission into the role of advocates of the high court of Kenya;
(vi) be a member of the Law Society of Kenya;
(vii) demonstrated a in high degree of administrative competence and professional
competence in work performance at that level; and
NOTE: Possession of a Masters Degree in Law or any other relevant Social Science from
a university recognized in Kenya will be an added advantage.
Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this level will be deployed as a head of a department responsible to the
Solicitor – General. He/she will ensure that the department executes the constitutional,
statutory and treaty mandates and functions of the Office of the Attorney General and
Department of Justice through representing the government in national, foreign and
international courts. Specific duties and responsibilities include:
(i) drafting legislative proposals
(ii) registration of marriages, societies, books and newspapers
(iii) administration of estates of deceased persons and trusts;
(iv) promotion of discipline among advocates and advising government on the
regulations of the legal profession;
(v) formulating policies on matters relating to human rights, good governance, and
anti-corruption,
(vi) GLJOs Reform coordination;
(vii) advising MDAs on all legal matters relating to the Constitution, international Law,
human rights, legislation, consumer protection and legal aid;
(viii) negotiating, drafting, vetting and interpreting local and international documents,
agreements and treaties; and
(ix) coordinating Kenya’s reporting obligations to regional and international human
rights and anti-corruption treaty bodies.