{"id":872831,"date":"2026-03-10T12:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&p=872831"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:03:25","slug":"872831-odpp-prosecution-counsel","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/vacancy\/872831-odpp-prosecution-counsel\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecution Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pursuant to Section 13 (2) of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act No. 2 of 2013, the Office shall have power to appoint, control and supervise its staff in a manner and for such purposes as may be necessary for the promotion of the purpose and the object for which the Office is established.<\/p>\n

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the under listed vacancies:<\/p>\n

PROSECUTION COUNSEL DPP 7- ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY (140) POSTS - V\/NO. 1\/2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Basic Salary Scale<\/strong>: Kshs.80,766 p.m.- Kshs.126,266 p.m.<\/p>\n

Terms of Service: <\/strong>Permanent and Pensionable
\nBenefits:<\/strong>
\nHouse Allowance: <\/strong>Kshs.28,000 p.m.
\nNon-Practicing Allowance: <\/strong>Kshs.15,000 p.m.
\nProsecutorial Allowance: <\/strong>Kshs.45,000 p.m.
\nResponsibility Allowance: <\/strong>Kshs.3,200 p.m.
\nCommuter Allowance: <\/strong>Kshs.6,000 p.m.
\nLeave Allowance: <\/strong>Kshs.6,000 p.a.
\nMedical Insurance Cover: <\/strong>As covered by the Medical Insurance Cover for ODPP staff
\nGroup Life Insurance Cover: <\/strong>As covered by Group Life Insurance Cover for ODPP staff
\nGroup Personal Accident Insurance Cover<\/strong>: As covered by Group Personal Accident Insurance Cover for ODPP staff
\nCar loan: <\/strong>Up to Kshs.1.5 Million<\/p>\n

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT<\/h4>\n

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:<\/p>\n

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  1. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from a recognized university;<\/li>\n
  2. Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Studies from the Council of Legal Education;<\/li>\n
  3. Admission as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya;<\/li>\n
  4. Member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing; and<\/li>\n
  5. Meet Chapter Six (6) of the constitution of Kenya 2010.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES<\/h4>\n

    This is the entry grade for this cadre. An officer at this level may be deployed to work at any of the Regional, County or Sub County Offices under the guidance of a senior and experienced officer. Specifically, duties and responsibilities will include:<\/p>\n

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    1. Conducting criminal and related proceedings in relation to cases instituted before courts of law;<\/li>\n
    2. Analysing of judgments, and preparation of appropriate documents for appeal, review, or revision and related proceedings where necessary;<\/li>\n
    3. Conducting pre-trial, in-trial and post-trial prosecution strategies;<\/li>\n
    4. Advising government departments and agencies on criminal matters;<\/li>\n
    5. Conducting the prosecution of criminal cases;<\/li>\n
    6. Drafting pleadings;<\/li>\n
    7. Ensuring prudent management of resources;<\/li>\n
    8. Participating in the development and implementation of annual work plans, procurement plans and budgets;<\/li>\n
    9. Collecting, collating, analysing and submitting of criminal statistical data and reports;<\/li>\n
    10. Liaising with the police and other law enforcement agencies; and<\/li>\n
    11. Conducting legal research on the files allocated to them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":778955,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_promoted":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_job_salary_unit":"","_job_how_to_apply":"

      Interested and qualified persons are requested to make their applications ONLINE (no hard copy applications will be accepted)<\/strong> attaching COPIES <\/strong>of the following documents:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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      • National Identity Card;<\/li>\r\n\t
      • Academic and Professional Certificates and Transcripts;<\/li>\r\n\t
      • Any supporting documents and testimonials; and<\/li>\r\n\t
      • Detailed Curriculum Vitae.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n

        Please Note:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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        1. Applicants should provide all the details requested for in the advertisement. Details of academic and professional certificates not obtained by closure of the advert should not be included. It is an offence to provide incorrect information in the application.<\/li>\r\n\t
        2. Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\t
        3. Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.<\/li>\r\n\t
        4. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is committed to implementing the provisions of Article 232 (i) of the Constitution. Therefore, Persons with disability, Intersex, those from marginalized and minority communities are encouraged to apply.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\t
        5. Shortlisted candidates shall be required to produce originals of their National Identification Card, academic and professional certificates & transcripts, letters of appointment to their current substantive and previous post, and detailed Curriculum Vitae during the interviews.<\/li>\r\n\t
        6. It is a criminal offence to present fake certificates or documents.<\/li>\r\n\t
        7. Successful candidates will be deployed to any of the following stations with staff shortfalls: Mumias, Khwisero, Tongaren, Amagoro, Sirisia, Loitoktok, Kilgoris, Port Victoria, Manga, Borabu, Nyatike, Nyakach, Tamu, Nyando, Kombewa, Ndhiwa, Homabay, Mbita, Oyugis, Kendu Bay, Usigu, Madiany, Bondo, Yala, Tongaren, Kipkelion, Sion Sigowet, Wamba, Baragoi, Marigat, Kobujoi, Chesoi, Chepkorio, Konyao, Sigor, Lokichar, Lokitaung, Kikima, Matiliku, Masinga, Mutitu, Zombe, Mwingi, Kyuso, Mutomo, Marimanti, Maua, Tigania, Garbatula, Masalani, Kabiyet, Kaloleni, Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Kakuma and Turkana.<\/li>\r\n\t
        8. Applications should reach the Office on or before 30th March, 2026 by 5.00 pm (East African Time).<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>"},"job_listing_region":[167],"job-categories":[375],"job-types":[8],"class_list":{"0":"post-872831","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_region-kenya","7":"job_listing_category-law","8":"job_listing_type-entry-level","10":"job-type-entry-level"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/872831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/778955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=872831"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=872831"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=872831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}