Gov’t must stop fighting costly legal battles – AG

Speaking at a recent two-day workshop on the Public Service Act No. 5 of 2026 and conditions of service organised by the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM), Bayford said the traditional approach of addressing legal issues only after problems emerge is no longer sustainable.

“We must move away from managing litigation after governance failure towards preventing governance failure even before litigation arises. The most effective government lawyer is not the one who necessarily wins the most cases in court, but the one who finds solutions to prevent disputes from arising in the first place,” he said.