Act and Laws in Kenya

(1) If, at any time, the Authority has reason to believe that— (a) the business of a Sacco society is being conducted in a manner contrary to or not in compliance with the requirements of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder or in any manner detrimental to or not in the best interest of...

Where the Authority determines that a Sacco society conducts its business in a manner contrary to the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder or any other Act or in any manner detrimental to or not in the best interests of its members or members of the public, or a Sacco society...

(1) Where the Authority takes an enforcement action under section 51 it may— (a) appoint a person to manage the affairs of the Sacco society and to exercise all the powers of the society to the exclusion of the board of directors, including the use of the corporate seal of the society; (b) appoint...

(1) The Authority or any person officially authorized in that behalf by the Authority may, by notice in writing, require any person to furnish to the Authority or to the authorized person, within such period as is specified in the notice, all such returns or information as specified in such...

(1) The Authority may establish and operate an electronic filing system for the purposes of electronic filing of the statutory returns and documents or other information required to be furnished to the Authority under the Act or any other written law. (2) The Authority shall, in establishing an...

(1) The Authority or the Cabinet Secretary, as the case may be, may publish in whole or in part, at such times and in such manner as it or he thinks fit, any information furnished to it or him under this Act. (2) The information furnished under this subsection shall not be published if it would...

(1) There is hereby established a Fund to be known as the Deposits Guarantee Fund. (2) The Deposit Guarantee Fund shall vest in a Board of Trustees appointed under section 56. (3) The moneys constituting the Deposit Guarantee Fund shall be invested by the Board of Trustees in government securities...

(1) The Board of Trustees shall consist of— (a) the Chairperson who shall be elected from among the members appointed under subsection (2)(b) and (f); (b) the Chairperson of the Board of the Authority; (c) the Principal Secretary to the National Treasury or his representative; (d) the Governor...

(1) The Board of Trustees shall pay its members such remuneration or allowances for expenses out of the Deposit Guarantee Fund as it may determine after consultation with the Cabinet Secretary. (2) The Board of Trustees shall regulate the conduct of its affairs.

The Deposit Guarantee Fund shall consist of— (a) moneys contributed to the Deposit Guarantee Fund by Sacco societies in accordance with section 60; (b) income investment interest accruing to the Deposit Guarantee Fund; (c) moneys borrowed for the purposes of the Deposit Guarantee Fund; and (d)...

(1) The Deposit Guarantee Fund shall provide protection for members' deposits, but not shares, up to an amount of one hundred thousand shillings in respect of each member. (2) The amount being the aggregate credit balance of any accounts maintained by the member to a Sacco society, less any...

(1) Every Sacco society shall be a contributor to the Deposit Guarantee Fund and shall pay into the Deposit Guarantee Fund such annual amount, and at such times, as the Board of Trustees may determine in consultation with the Cabinet Secretary from time to time by order published in the...

The Board of Trustees shall, within three months after the close of each financial year, submit to the Cabinet Secretary a report on the operations of the Deposit Guarantee Fund for that year.

Where the Authority considers that it is in the public interest that all Sacco societies, or a particular Sacco society should remain closed on a day which is not a public holiday, the Authority may, by notice in the Gazette, declare that day to be a holiday for all Sacco societies or for that...

The High Court may, on application made ex-parte by the Authority or a statutory manager or liquidator, if it considers it to be in the interest of the members of a Sacco society, make an order— (a) prohibiting the Sacco society from carrying on the deposit-taking business; or (b) staying the...

Any officer of a Sacco society who fails to— (a) take all reasonable steps to secure the compliance of the Sacco society with this Act or regulations made under this Act; (b) take all reasonable steps to secure the accuracy and correctness of any statement or information submitted under this Act...

Any officer of a Sacco society who wilfully— (a) with intent to deceive, falsifies any books of account, report, statement, record or other document of the society; (b) signs, issues, publishes or transmits to a government official any book of account, report, statement, record or other document...

(1) Where any Sacco society or other person contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or regulations made under this Act— (a) if it is a body corporate, it shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings; and (b) every director, committee member,...

(1) For greater certainty, the provisions of the Co-operative Societies Act (Cap. 490) shall apply to a Sacco society carrying out deposit-taking business under this Act with respect to any matter, to the extent that the matter in question is not dealt with in this Act. (2) In the case of a...

(1) The Cabinet Secretary shall, in consultation with the Authority, make regulations generally for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act. (2) Despite the generality of subsection (1), the Cabinet Secretary may, after consultation with the Authority make regulations providing for...

A Sacco society which at the commencement of this Act, is carrying out deposit-taking business to which this Act applies shall, within twelve months from the date of commencement, or such shorter period as the Cabinet Secretary may, by notice in the Gazette prescribe, apply for a licence under this...

This Act may be cited as the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— "air quality" means the concentration prescribed under or pursuant to this Act of a pollutant in the atmosphere at the point of measurement; "ambient air" means the atmosphere surrounding the earth but does not include the atmosphere within a...

(1) Every person in Kenya is entitled to a clean and healthy environment in accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws and has the duty to safeguard and enhance the environment. (2) The entitlement to a clean and healthy environment under subsection (1) includes the access by any person in...

(1) Subject to the law relating to access to information, every person has the right to access any information that relates to the implementation of this Act that is in the possession of the Authority, lead agencies or any other person. (2) A person desiring the information referred to in...

The Cabinet Secretary shall— (a) be responsible for policy formulation and directions for purposes of this Act; (b) set national goals and objectives and determine policies and priorities for the protection of the environment; (c) promote co-operation among public departments, local authorities,...

(1) There is established an Authority to be known as the National Environment Management Authority. (2) The Authority shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and shall, in its corporate name, be capable of— (a) suing and being sued; (b) taking, purchasing, charging...

The headquarters of the Authority shall be in Nairobi but the Authority shall ensure its services are accessible in all parts of the Republic.

(1) The object and purpose for which the Authority is established is to exercise general supervision and co-ordination over all matters relating to the environment and to be the principal instrument of Government in the implementation of all policies relating to the environment. (2) Without...

(1) The Authority shall be managed by a Board, which shall consist of— (a) a Chairperson appointed by the President; (b) the Principal Secretary of the Ministry for the time being responsible for matters relating to the Authority or an officer of that Ministry designated in writing by the...