Legal Services Unit

Objective

To provide professional legal advice on HR compliance, appeals and complaints to the Commission.

The Unit perform the following activities:-

• Provide  assistance to Departments, Sections and Units on interpretation of laws, terms of contract, terms of agreements, privatisation agreements, procurement contracts, guarantees, letters of undertaking, memorandum of undertaking, consultancy agreements and other type of agreements and other legal documents;
• Provide legal services in sessions for disposal of appeals by assisting the commission in preparation of decision in respect of appeals and complaints and communication of the same to the parties;
• Render legal guidance in management meetings and conduct awareness including sensitization on matters of law and dispensation of justice to staff of the Commission and stakeholders;
• To identify and recommend for areas in the Public Service Act (s) which need to be reviewed or repealed and ensure harmonization of other related legislations;
• Coordinate programmes for capacity building to commissioners on legal matters and dispensation of justice;
• Cooperate and liaise with Chief Parliamentary Draftsman and Attorney General’s Chamber in preparation of Bills/Acts, subsidiary legislations of the Government in judicial contests;
• Make follow up and monitoring of  cases in Courts of law/tribunals  and maintain data base on commissions and courts decisions in respect of  appeals and complaints;
• Provide clarification on issued guidelines, circulars, regulations, memorandum of understanding, and other legal documents; referred to it from the Commission Departments, Sections and Units;
• Endeavor with Governments Public Service Institutions in ensuring compliance with public service legislations and required standard for effective mechanism adherence;
• Ensuring legitimate, motivated efficient transparent and continuous decision making process of the Commission by offering proper professional legal advice;
• Oversees performance of the Disciplinary Authorities role and decisions in different areas within the country and rectify where necessary for effective implementation of public service legislations.

The Unit is led by a Director.