Kenya: Council of Governors Challenges Petition on Private Attorneys

The Council of Governors (CoG) on Monday announced a plan to save public resources by utilising internal lawyers in various court cases.

In a statement, the council emphasised that this would reduce outsourcing and save public resources which has been an issue in the past where some counties were flagged for spending billions on external lawyers.

“County Attorneys and lawyers at the Council of Governors are increasingly handling court cases without involving external lawyers.”

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