Mrs Oduor will now take charge at the helm of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions until a substantive successor to the immediate former DPP Keriako Tobiko is appointed.

Last week, Tobiko tendered his resignation and President Uhuru Kenyatta immediately after proposed his name as a nominee to his new cabinet.

Mrs Oduor was Tobiko's deputy and Head of Economic, International and Emerging Crimes at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

A career Prosecution Counsel, Mrs. Oduor has previously served in the Public Prosecutions space for more than 12 years having begun her career as a State Counsel in 1991.

She holds a Master Degree in International Conflict Management and an LL.B Degree from the University of Nairobi alongside a Law Diploma, from the Kenya School of Law.