To decentralize legal services and enhance access to justice, the government has increased the number of decentralized offices at the Attorney General’s Office from 10 in 2022 to 13 in 2025, according to its Medium-Term Progress Report.
This, the government spokesman Dr. Isaac Mwaura says, will ensure faster legal processing; reduce case backlogs and strengthen governance and law enforcement.
Dr. Mwaura stated that there is also an increase in the bills and subsidiary legislations to support the implementation of BETA, with 61 pieces of legislation developed in 2025.
“Additionally, 11 matters have been successfully represented at international arbitration and litigation in 2025, which is an increase from 5 in 2022,” adding that these international initiatives are enhancing Kenya’s legal reputation, boosting investor confidence and facilitating effective dispute resolution at the regional and international level.
Speaking when he presented the government’s medium-term progress in Nairobi, Dr. Mwaura disclosed that 97 additional government contracts have been vetted and more legal advisories and opinions issued, registering an increase from 32 in 2022 to 2078 in 2025.
He added that 647,762 indigents have also been sensitized on legal aid with 35,165 indigents provided with legal aid which is an increase from the 31,311 indigents that were reached in 2022.
On safeguarding Kenya’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, he said the government has ensured that the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has the professional skills and requisite systems to achieve its mandate.
Dr. Mwaura cited multi-agency security operations including Operation Maliza Uhalifu (OMU) in the North Rift and Operation Amani Boni (OAB) in Lamu and Garissa which continue to restore peace and safety within the country.
In addition, he revealed that search and rescue missions have also addressed major disasters including industrial fires and collapsed buildings noting that landslide rescues including those conducted in Garissa, Machakos, Mai Mahiu and Lari have demonstrated the government’s commitment to disaster management and public safety.
“To promote regional and international peace and security, the government has engaged in multilateral and bilateral security forums as well as defence collaborations with neighboring states,” adding that the National Defence University-Kenya has also established the Centre for Security and Strategic Studies (CSS) to conduct research on national security and strategy.
He outlined that the engagement of security personnel in agriculture, housing and settlement, digital superhighway and creative economy sectors is also enhancing citizen welfare, improving infrastructure within Kenya’s public spaces and supporting military and civilian nutrition.
“In particular, the construction of officers and service members’ accommodation is ongoing in various military barracks while fibre optic cabling has been undertaken in military installations countrywide,” he noted.
By Michael Omondi
