President William Ruto on Tuesday nominated Dorcas Oduor to the position of Attorney General, replacing Justin Muturi, who was recently nominated as Public Service Cabinet Secretary.

Oduor currently serves as Secretary of Public Prosecutions at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). She is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Laws and a Master of Arts in International Conflict Management, both from the University of Nairobi.

"The presidential nominations as transmitted to Parliament pertain to the position of the Attorney-General nominated Ms. Dorcas Agik Oduor, SC, EBS, OGW, for appointment to the position of the Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya," President Ruto announced.

"Senior Counsel Dorcas Oduor has vast legal experience spanning over thirty years of practice within the public sector," he added.

If her nomination is approved by parliament, she will become the first female Attorney General in Kenyan history.

Her nomination comes hardly two weeks after President Ruto initially nominated former Trade Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano to the same position. However, Miano's nomination was recalled, and she was subsequently nominated as Tourism Cabinet Secretary.

Oduor was named alongside Beatrice Askul Moe, who was nominated for the position of Cabinet Secretary for East African Community Affairs (EAC) & Regional Development.

President Ruto's decision to nominate the duo follows his vow to form an inclusive and broad-based government.

Among those also nominated to the new-look government were four senior leaders from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM): John Mbadi (Treasury), Opiyo Wandayi (Energy and Petroleum), Ali Hassan Joho (Mining & Blue Economy), and Wycliffe Oparanya (Co-operatives and MSMEs).