Keriako Tobiko is a former Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Environment. As a lawyer by profession, he previously served as the

Director of Public Prosecutions of Kenya The Constitution itself anchors the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Kenya. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is the National Prosecuting Authority in Kenya. The Constitution mandates it to prosecute all crimin ...

. He also previously served as a commissioner on the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission, where his differences with its then chair Yash Pal Ghai would later come back to haunt him, as Ghai made presentations against his confirmation as DPP over alleged involvement in a

land grabbing Land grabbing is the contentious issue of large-scale land acquisitions: the buying or leasing of large pieces of land by domestic and transnational companies, governments, and individuals. While used broadly throughout history, land grabbing a ...

cover up.Judicial nominees vetting begins - Kenya Broadcasting Corporation http://www.kbc.co.ke/news.asp?nid=70596 Ghai also alleged that Tobiko's initial appointment to the office of Director of Public Prosecution was politically motivated.

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