No, Attorney General Justin Muturi has not resigned. - iVerify Kenya

No, Attorney General Justin Muturi has not resigned.

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Allegations that Attorney General (AG) Justin Muturi has resigned are false, according to the Deputy Director of Public Communications in the AG’s office.

The claim was made following the resignation of Esther Ngero, Principal Secretary for Correctional Services, on May 23, 2023, just a week after she was transferred from the State Department for Performance and Delivery Management in the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary to the State Department for Correctional Services within the Ministry of Interior and National Administration.

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Verified May, 24 2023

Claim

Attorney General Justin Muturi resigns as AG for unexplained reasons.

Rating Justification

The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. On May 24, 2023, we called the Attorney General’s office and received confirmation from Linda Labosy, Deputy Director, Public Communications, that the allegations that Attorney General (AG) Justin Muturi had resigned are untrue.

We also searched the AG’s official website, including his social media accounts, for information about his resignation and found none.

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