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Office of The County Attorney

County Attorney, Mombasa

Jimmy Waliaula

Jimmy Waliaula is an Advocate of the high court of Kenya of 16 years standing with the experience ranging from commercial transactions, conveyancing and litigation both in the private and public sector. He is a member of the law society of Kenya, Mombasa law society and the East African law society.

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Vision

A hub for effective and efficient legal services.

Mission

To provide legal services that support sustainable development of Mombasa County.

Objectives of the Department.

  • To take legal services to the grass root level in Mombasa County.
  • To devolve legal services to County Departments for effective governance.
  • To undertake legislative reviews to enhance revenue collection and improve service delivery through efficient legislative frameworks.
  • To effectively represent County Government and County Departments in all legal proceedings.
  • To enhance compliance with county laws and regulations for risk mitigation.

Functions of OCA

  1. The principal legal adviser to the county government.
  2. Shall attend the meetings of the county executive committee as an exofficio member of the executive committee;
  3. Shall, on the instructions of the county government, represent the county executive in court or in any other legal proceedings to which the county executive is a party, other than criminal proceedings.
  4. Shall advise departments in the county executive on legislative and other legal matters.
  5. Shall negotiate, draft, vet and interpret documents and agreements for and on behalf of the county executive and its agencies.
  6. Shall be responsible for the revision of county laws.
  7. May liaise with the Office of the Attorney-General when need arises.
  8. Shall perform any other function as may be necessary for the effective discharge of the duties and the exercise of the powers of the County Attorney.

Achievements of the Department

Out of the 47 counties, our office was the first to be established in 2017, wherein we came up with the Mombasa County Office of the County Attorney Act No. 3 of 2017. The National legislation borrowed some of the provisions of the Act we established and other counties followed suit to establish their offices i.e. the Office of the County Atttorney.

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Our office location

  • Bima Towers, 6th Floor, Digo Road, Mombasa.