Ms. Pauline Mcharo OGW, Head of the Legal Advisory and Research Division
The Division undertakes the following functions and responsibilities:
- Undertake interpretation of Constitution and the subsidiary legislation for and on behalf of the Government Ministries, Commissions, Departments and State Corporations;
- Undertaking research for Government Ministries, Commissions, Departments and State Corporations on various problems encountered in the implementation of the Constitution and the laws.
- Coordinate capacity building in research and knowledge management
- Oversee library and research facilities:Stock the library with adequate research facilities, materials and informative literatures;
-
- Equip the library with statutes and constitutions;
- Store law reports;
- Store periodical law publications;
- Store law journals;
- Maintain the law library in conformity with international standards;
- Maintain a register of all reference material;
- Facilitate loaning of reference materials;
- Establish a system of exchange of legislation and constitutional works from other commonwealth jurisdictions; and
- Procure legal publications.
- Coordinate the pupillage program;
- Coordinate legal officers deployed to MDAs, develop practice and reporting guidelines;
- Conduct research in all legal fields;
- Inform divisions and regional offices of current legal development on various fields in the commonwealth and other jurisdictions;
- Undertake background research for speeches, cabinet papers and other topical papers on legal aspect;
- Conduct research on international treaty matters, government contracts, civil litigation, and legislation to support the other divisions at Office of Attorney General and Department of Justice.