Legal Services Department

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Legal Services Department

Teresia Irura

Ag. Senior Legal Officer

Mission

To provide quality Legal Servicesto KCA University.

Vision

To offer Legal Services that support KCAU to realize its vision, mission and Strategic Goals.

Mandate

KCA University Legal Services Department’s core mandate is to deal with all legal issues and provide legal services and advice to KCAU stakeholders. The Department aims to ensure that KCA University complies with the law and that legal risks are mitigated and addressed through legal interventions.

Values

Excellence

We strive to achieve excellence in the provision of legal services.

Professionalism

Our staff exercise a high level of professional competence and confidentiality in the execution of their work.

Integrity

We infuse every action with honesty, fairness, and respect for our esteemed internal and external clients and colleagues alike.

Confidentiality

We endeavor to maintain confidentiality in all our transactions.

Equity

We promote justice, impartiality and diversity in all our engagements.

Strategic Goals

Legal and reputational risk mitigation

General management of legal issues.
Management of the Eternal Counsel.
Legal guidance and advisory on risks and processes.

Streamline Internal processes to improve internal customer satisfaction through effective and efficient provision of legal services.

Respond to requests for opinions by internal customers.
Staff development and building of skills through internal training and external training with the support of relevant Departments.
Participation and legal support in the conduct of SAKU elections including: Swearing in the KCAU IEC, Adjudicating electoral disputes, and administering oath of office to newly elected SAKU officials.

Safeguarding University Assets

Safeguarding University Land
Liaise with Finance Department on payment of Land Rates and Rent
Safe-keeping of University Documents including Charter, Policies, Contracts, MoU through electronic and hard copy archiving
Filing of hard copies of all University policies.
Scanning University Policiess.
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