Act and Laws in Kenya

If at any time it appears to the Minister that any Authority has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Act, he may, by notice in writing, require the Board of the Authority to make good the default within such time as may be specified in such notice.

(1) Notwithstanding anything in any law to the contrary, no local authority, or other person shall exercise any power relating to the control, maintenance, development or protection of any road except where such power has been delegated by an Authority established under this Act or by the Minister....

(1) No member, officer or servant of an Authority shall disclose any information which he has acquired in the performance of his functions as such member, officer or servant to any person except so far as may be necessary for the performance of such functions or for due compliance with an order of...

(1) The Director-General may, by notice in writing, authorize any employee appointed under this section to maintain order upon any premises occupied by the Authority for which he is responsible or on a road or vehicle of the Authority.

(1) Where, in the exercise of powers under this Act, an Authority constructs a new road, it shall construct and maintain the following accommodation works for the benefit of the owners and occupiers of lands adjoining those on which the road is constructed— (a) such access facilities or other...

If at any time— (a) the owner or occupier of any lands adjacent to which a road is constructed desires any accommodation works in addition to those, if any, constructed by the Authority under section 56; or (b) a person proposes to construct a public road or any other works across a road, the...

Any person who unlawfully— (a) does any act which obstructs or is likely to obstruct the working of any equipment or vehicle belonging to an Authority used in its operations and which act endangers or is likely to endanger the life of any person therein; or (b) damages or in any way interferes...

(1) Any person who— (a) not being specifically authorized in that behalf, or an employee or agent of any Authority or occupant of a vehicle with justifiable cause to be present, is found during the hours of darkness on any premises occupied by the Authority; or (b) being on any premises...

Any person who makes, either knowingly or recklessly, any statement which is false in any material particular in any return, claim or other document which is required or authorized to be made for the purpose of any Authority under this Act, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to...

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt State vehicles or any category of State vehicles from the provisions of this Act or regulations made thereunder.

Regulations made under this Act may provide for the detention of vehicles to secure compliance with this Act or any regulations made thereunder, and may make such further provisions as appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient for securing such detention.

No action shall lie in respect of nuisance by reason only of the noise and vibration caused by vehicles on a public road.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the Minister may, upon the recommendation of an Authority, by notice in the Gazette and on such terms and conditions as may be appropriate, exempt any vehicle, person, road, service or enterprise from the application of any regulations made under this Act,...

Any notice or other document required or authorised under this Act to be served on an Authority, or a Director-General, may be served— (a) by delivery of the notice or other document to the Director-General or to any authorized employee of the Authority; (b) by leaving it at the office of...

Any notice or other document required or authorized under this Act to be served on any person by an Authority or a Director-General or any employee may be served— (a) by delivering it to that person; or (b) by leaving it at the usual or last known place of abode of that person; or (c) by...

Where any action or other legal proceeding lies against an Authority for any act done in pursuance or execution, or intended execution of an order made pursuant to this Act or of any public duty, or in respect of any alleged neglect or default in the execution of this Act or of any such duty, the...

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law— (a) where any judgment or order has been obtained against an Authority, no execution or attachment, or process in the nature thereof, shall be issued against such Authority or against its property, but the Director-General shall, without delay,...

Any person who, without the written approval of an Authority, assumes for the purposes of business, or registers in terms of any written law relating to companies or business names under the names— (a) “Roads Authority”, or “Road Authority”; or (b) “Highways Authority” or “Highway Authority”,...

(1) In the performance of its functions or exercise of its powers under this Act, each Authority shall, where appropriate, consult with the Minister, other authorities, bodies or persons and users of its facilities and services. (2) An Authority may establish such consultative mechanism as it...

The transitional provisions set out in the Fourth Schedule shall apply upon the commencement of this Act.

The several written laws specified in the first column of the Fifth Schedule are amended in the provisions set out in the second column of that Schedule in the manner set out in the third column.

The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, amend the Second Schedule.

This Act may be cited as the Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments) Act. [Act No. 12 of 1971, s. 2.]

(1) For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— "Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to commerce; "catering establishment" means any premises on which is carried out the business of supplying food or drink for...

(1) Without prejudice to the power of the parties to a tenancy to adopt any form upon which they may mutually agree, a controlled tenancy may be reduced to writing in the prescribed form. (2) The terms and conditions set forth in the Schedule to this Act shall be implied in every controlled tenancy...

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law or anything contained in the terms and conditions of a controlled tenancy, no such tenancy shall terminate or be terminated, and no term or condition in, or right or service enjoyed by the tenant of, any such tenancy shall be altered,...

(1) Where a landlord is himself a tenant, the termination of the landlord’s tenancy shall not of itself terminate a controlled sub-tenancy, but for the purposes of this Act the person entitled to the interest in reversion expectant on the termination of the landlord’s tenancy shall be deemed to be...

(1) A receiving party who wishes to oppose a tenancy notice, and who has notified the requesting party under section 4(5) of this Act that he does not agree to comply with the tenancy notice, may, before the date upon which such notice is to take effect, refer the matter to a Tribunal, whereupon...

(1) Where under section 4 of this Act served a notice of termination of a controlled tenancy on the tenant, the grounds on which the landlord seeks to terminate such tenancy may be such of the following grounds as are stated in the aforesaid notice— (a) where, under the tenancy under which the...

(1) Upon a reference a Tribunal may, after such inquiry as may be required by or under this Act, or as it deems necessary— (a) approve the terms of the tenancy notice concerned, either in its entirety or subject to such amendment or alteration as the Tribunal thinks just having regard to all the...