The Director of Public Prosecutions DPP Noordin Haji cracked the whip by revoking the appointment of 334 prosecutors.
In a gazette notice dated December 27, the DPP fired the public prosecutors on the basis that most could not represent the agencies they had been attached to.
Haji stated that a number of state bodies were using underqualified lawyers to represent them in court.
He noted that the lawyers ought to be advocates of the High Court citing that, "Various reasons from not having data on the individuals and their qualifications, to lack of uniformity in terms of quality prosecution services and oversight," a statement by the DPP read.
Haji explained that most of those affected were not lawyers and could not keep up with the developments in law, the prosecution policies and guidelines.
Most of the those who had been affected by the revocation included, Labour institutions where 90 were named, Environmental management (38), citizenship (38), NSSF (35), NHIF (23), Standards (20), Sexual offences (18), Public health (16), HELB (13) and Tourism (18).
Those who've been degazetted have been invited to reapply for the positions and adhere to the new requirements which include the qualifications and mandatory and continuous training programme.
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