The Government Legal Advisory Services (LAS)

The Government Legal Advisory Services is one of the directorate general of the Ministry of Justice through which some of the responsibilities of the Ministry are discharged as provided for by the Prime Minister’s Order N° 061/03 of 01/06/2020 determining mission, responsibilities, organisational structure of the Ministry of Justice / Office of the Attorney General, salaries and fringe benefits of its employees.

The directorate general assists the Attorney General in his role as Chief Government Technical Adviser and its duties comprise of the following:

1. Provide requisite advice to Government and its institutions on legal matters;

2. Analysis and Provision of the Legal Opinions on contracts and other agreements to be signed by the Government and its institutions;

3. Draft standard contracts and agreements to be used  by the Government and its institutions

4. Represent the Attorney General in negotiation and other meetings as need may be;

5. Coordination of the capacity building programs for Government Legal Advisers

6. Assist the Attorney General in coordinating the work done by Government Legal Advisers appointed by different institutions

7. Any other duties as may be assigned by the Attorney General.

Civil Litigation Services (CLS)

The Civil Litigation Services is a Directorate General in the Ministry of Justice which was created by the Prime Minister’s Order N° 061/03 of 01/06/2020 determining mission, responsibilities, organisational structure of the Ministry of Justice / Office of the Attorney General, salaries and fringe benefits of its employees. It is headed by the Director General / Senior State Attorney. It comprises of Civil Litigation Analysts/Senior State Attorneys and civil litigation assistants / State Attorneys.

CLS Mission statement 

To provide excellent expertise and services to litigation on legal matters for and on behalf of the Government and its agencies and thus enforce Justice to the public. 

Strategic objectives

The directorate general assists the Attorney General in his major role as a representative of the Government in disputes of any kind to which it is party, be it national or international. It has the following strategic objectives:

1. To provide advice to the Government on litigation of civil matters.
2. To provide legal expertise to the Government, on the preparation, formulation and litigation of civil cases.
3. Initiate and conduct civil litigation on behalf of the Government, in cases which directly affect the government and in cases of public interest or where public rights are at stake.
4. Represent the Government and its agencies in Courts or in any other legal proceedings to which the Government is a party, other than criminal proceedings 
5. Represent the Attorney General in transaction committee meetings, mediation meetings, out of court settlement negotiations, arbitration tribunals and any other alternative dispute mechanisms that might be put forward to resolve disputes involving Government or its agencies;
6. Institute arbitrations and formulate defence to arbitral claims filed against the Government or to claims which the Government and its agencies has interest.
7. Coordination of work done by State Attorneys appointed in different Government institutions
8. Analyzing, preparing and drafting court briefs and arbitral memoires that are legally researched
9. Assist the Attorney General in the recovery of court ordered civil penalties, fines, damages and court fees where the Government or its agencies are beneficiaries
10. Any other duties as may be assigned by the Attorney General