Judge Paul Kihara Kariuki has officially been sworn in as the new Attorney General.

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Kihara takes over from Githu Muigai who resigned about two weeks ago.He was sworn in at the presence of President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon.

During the event Noordin Mohamed Haji was also sworn in as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Judge Kihara becomes the seventh judge in the history of Kenya since independence.