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ABOUT US

JOHNBOSCO RUJAGAATA SUUZA; Director Legal Advisory Services

The Directorate was established in 1996 following the promulgation of the 1995 Constitution which unlike the 1962 and 1967 Constitutions, specified the roles of the Attorney General.

The Directorate specifically owes its existence to clauses of (4)(a) and (5) of article 119 of the Constitution which provides that:

  • The Attorney General shall draw and peruse agreements, contracts, treaties, Conventions and documents by whatever name called, to which the Government is a party or in respect of which the Government has an interest; and

 

  • No agreement, treaty, Convention or document by whatever name called, to which the Government is a party or in respect of which the Government has an interest , shall be concluded without legal advice from the Attorney General.

  • The Directorate of Legal Advisory Services (DLAS) is one of the four directorates that constitute the Attorney General’s Chambers/Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
  • The Directorate was established in 1996 following the promulgation of the 1995 Constitution which, unlike the 1962 and 1967 Constitutions, specified the roles of the Attorney General. The directorate specifically owes its existence to clauses of (4)(a) and (5) of article 119 of the Constitution which provides that:
  • the Attorney General shall draw and peruse agreements, contracts, treaties, conventions and documents by whatever name called, to which the Government is a party or in respect of which the Government has an interest; and
  • no agreement, treaty, convention or document by whatever name called, to which the Government is a party or in respect of which the Government has an interest, shall be concluded without legal advice from the Attorney General.
  • Directorate of Legal Advisory Services is charged with the mandate; “to provide professional legal advisory support services to the Minister, Attorney General and Solicitor General in execution of the constitutional mandate to give advice to Government, Local Governments and MDAs”.

 

  • Receive requests for legal advice and advise Government, its Allied Institutions and Local Governments on the Constitution and other laws within 2 to 14 days of receipt of request;
  • Negotiate, draft and peruse contracts and clear agreements treaties, protocols and MoU’s to which Government is a party;
  • Draft and/or clear contracts and agreements involving Government within 14 days of receipt of instructions;
  • Approve agreements by and for Government, within 2 to 14 days of receipt of request, in accordance with the PPDA Act 2003, its Regulations and guidelines;
  • Attend Government sectoral meetings, MDA’s contracts committees, workshops, conferences and give legal advice on spot;
  • To peruse and advise on the legal framework of Government policies and draft Cabinet Memos. Prepare Cabinet Memoranda, within 2 to 14 days of receipt of instructions;
  • Prepare legal opinions for Attorney General’s signature on the legality of credit and other agreements within two to 2 to 14 days of receipt of instructions;
  • Organize proceedings for the Committee of Prerogative of Mercy. Meetings are held quarterly.
  • Enhance observance of human rights-based approach in government policies and MDAs. Stakeholder MDAs submit performance Reports and Human Rights Periodic Reports are prepared and submitted to the treaty bodies and National Action Plan on Human Rights.
  • On receipt of a death report, open a file within one day, upon payment of shs. 2000 for a file and a form;
  • Resolve family wrangles and disputes expeditiously;
  • Administer estates of deceased persons, missing persons and persons of unsound mind in accordance with the succession laws;
  • Represent the Administrator General in courts of law, tribunals and other agencies;
  • Issue Certificates of No Objection to intending administrators (Identified from among the beneficiaries at family meetings held at the office of the Administrator General or his or her agents) within nineteen days of application.
  • Institute legal poceedings against intermeddlers and fraudulent administrators of deceased persons’ estates;
  • Manage estates of deceased persons, missing persons, properties of minors and people of unsound mind in in accordance with the Public Trustees Act Cap. 161;
  • Effect payments to beneficiaries within one week of receipt of the request; and
  • Issue land transfers to the appropriate beneficiaries within five days, upon payment of a fee of 1.5% of the value of the property.
  • On receipt of a death report, open a file within one day, upon payment of shs. 2000 for a file and a form;
  • Resolve family wrangles and disputes expeditiously;
  • Administer estates of deceased persons, missing persons and persons of unsound mind in accordance with the succession laws;
  • Represent the Administrator General in courts of law, tribunals and other agencies;
  • Issue Certificates of No Objection to intending administrators (Identified from among the beneficiaries at family meetings held at the office of the Administrator General or his or her agents) within nineteen days of application.
  • Institute legal proceedings against intermeddlers and fraudulent administrators of deceased persons’ estates;
  • Manage estates of deceased persons, missing persons, properties of minors and people of unsound mind in in accordance with the Public Trustees Act Cap. 161;
  • Effect payments to beneficiaries within one week of receipt of the request; and
  • Issue land transfers to the appropriate beneficiaries within five days, upon payment of a fee of 1.5% of the value of the property.

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