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• The Children Act CAP 141
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• The Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments) Act CAP 301
• Sale of Goods Act CAP 31
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• Marriage Act CAP 150
• The Work Injury Benefits Act CAP 236
• The Labour Relations Act 2007
• Limitation of Actions Act CAP 22
• The Consumer Protection Act CAP 501
• Public Health Act CAP 242
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• County Government Act NO. 17 OF 2012
• Leadership and Integrity Act NO. 19 OF 2012
• The Basic Education Act 2013
• Trade Marks Act CAP 506
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• Occupational Safety and Health Act CAP 236A
• Partnerships Act 16 of 2012
• Arbitration Act CAP 49
• Limited Liability Partnership Act CAP 30
• The Teachers Service Commission Act CAP 212
• Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397
• The Fair Administrative Action Act CAP 7L
• Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018
• The Kenya Information and Communications Act CAP 411A
• Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act No 9 of 2011
• Health Act No 21 of 2017
• Sectional Properties Act CAP 286
• The Rent Restriction Act CAP 296

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• Section 43 of The Teachers Service Commission Act CAP 212: Publicity
  

  The Commission shall, in such manner as it considers appropriate, publish a notice for public information specifying— (a) the location of all its offices; and (b) its address or addresses, telephone numbers and other means of communication or contact with the Commission.

  
  
• Section 44 of The Teachers Service Commission Act CAP 212: Offences
  

  (1) A person who— (a) procures or attempts to procure the entry of any name on the register by willfully making or producing or causing to be made or produced, either orally or in writing, any declaration, certificate or representation which the person knows to be false or fraudulent;...

  
  
• Section 45 of The Teachers Service Commission Act CAP 212: General penalty
  

  Any person convicted of an offence under this Act for which no penalty is provided shall be liable to a fine of not less than one hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

  
  
• Section 46 of The Teachers Service Commission Act CAP 212: Review
  

  A person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Commission under this Act may apply to the Commission for review of that decision.

  
  
• Section 47 of The Teachers Service Commission Act CAP 212: Regulations
  

  (1) The commission may make regulations generally for the better carrying out of its functions and the exercise of its powers under the Constitution and the provisions of this Act and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations to provide for— (a) the appointment,...

  
  
• Section 48 of The Teachers Service Commission Act CAP 212: Code of conduct
  

  The Commission shall develop a code of conduct for its members and staff and registered teachers.

  
  
• Section 49 of The Teachers Service Commission Act CAP 212: Repeal of Cap. 212
  

  The Teachers Service Commission Act, No. 2 of 1967 is repealed.

  
  
• Section 50 of The Teachers Service Commission Act CAP 212: Saving and transition
  

  (1) Notwithstanding section 49, a person who immediately before the commencement of this Act, was a staff of the Teachers Service Commission under the repealed Act, shall continue to hold or act in that office as if appointed to that position under this Act. (2) Every contract entered into before...

  
  
• Section 1 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Short title
  

  This Act may be cited as the Kenya Railways Corporation Act.

  
  
• Section 2 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Interpretation
  

  (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “animals” means animate things of every kind except human beings; “authorized employee” means an employee authorized by the Managing Director to exercise the powers or perform the duties in respect of which the expression is used;...

  
  
• Section 3 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Incorporation of Kenya Railways
  

  (1) There shall be established a Corporation to be known as Kenya Railways, in this Act referred to as the Corporation. (2) The Corporation shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and shall have power to sue and be sued in its corporate name and to acquire, hold and...

  
  
• Section 4 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Board of Directors
  

  There shall be a board of directors of the Corporation in this Act referred to as the Board, which shall consist of— (a) a Chairman of the Board appointed by the Minister; (b) the Managing Director; (c) the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry for the time being responsible for railways;...

  
  
• Section 5 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Managing director, deputy and secretary
  

  (1) There shall be a Managing Director of the Corporation who shall be appointed by the Minister after consultation with the Board and whose terms and conditions of service shall be determined by the Minister in the instrument of appointment or otherwise in writing from time to time. (2) The Board...

  
  
• Section 6 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Further provisions
  

  The First Schedule shall have effect with respect to the constitution or organization of the Board and otherwise in relation thereto.

  
  
• Section 7 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Remuneration of directors
  

  The Corporation shall pay to the directors such remuneration, fees or allowances for expenses as may be determined by the Minister: Provided that no remuneration, fees or allowances for expenses shall be paid to any director who is a public officer in receipt of a salary.

  
  
• Section 8 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: General duty of the Board
  

  (1) It shall be the duty of the Board to provide a co-ordinated and integrated system within Kenya of— (a) rail and inland waterways transport services; (b) port facilities in relation to inland waterways transport services; and (c) auxiliary road services in connection therewith. (2) The...

  
  
• Section 9 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Management
  

  Subject to this Act, the control and executive management of the Corporation shall be vested in the Managing Director.

  
  
• Section 10 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Powers of the Managing Director
  

  Subject to the directions of the Board, the Managing Director may— (a) establish and operate rail, road and inland waterways transport services and facilities relating thereto; (b) approve recurrent expenditure within limits determined by the Board; (c) approve any individual capital work of...

  
  
• Section 11 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Powers of the Board
  

  In the exercise of its duty under section 8, and subject to any directions of a general nature which may be given to it by the Minister, and to any agreement which may be subsisting entered into pursuant to section 11A, the Board may— (a) approve any minor alteration in tariffs, rates, fares and...

  
  
• Section 11A of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Concessioning of the railways
  

  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Board may enter into an agreement with a person appointed in accordance with this section, for the performance of any of its functions or the exercise of any of its powers under this Act by that person. (2) An agreement under subsection (1)...

  
  
• Section 12 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Powers of the Minister
  

  The Minister may, subject to any agreement entered into pursuant to section 11A,— (a) give directions of a general nature to the Board relating to the operation of the undertaking of the Corporation; (b) in consultation with the Minister responsible for finance, approve any major alteration in...

  
  
• Section 13 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Powers of the Corporation as a statutory body
  

  (1) Without prejudice to section 11A, the Corporation shall have power— (a) to carry goods and passengers by rail, road and inland waterways within Kenya; (b) to provide and use upon the inland waterways within and contiguous to Kenya vessels— (i) for the towage, protection or salvage of life...

  
  
• Section 14 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Acquisition of land for the purposes of the Corporation
  

  (1) Where land is required by the Corporation for the purposes of the Corporation, it may either— (a) if such land is not public land, acquire such land through negotiation and agreement with the registered owner thereof: Provided that, notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of the Land...

  
  
• Section 15 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Power to enter land to survey, etc.
  

  (1) Any authorized employee of the Corporation may, for the purposes of the Corporation, enter upon— (a) any land and survey such land or any portion thereof; (b) any land contiguous to any land occupied by the Corporation and— (i) excavate, take away and use any earth, stone, gravel or...

  
  
• Section 16 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Power to enter land to prevent accidents, etc.
  

  (1) The Corporation, or any authorized employee, may, for the purpose of preventing the occurrence of any accident, preserving the safe operation of any transport services provided by the Corporation or repairing any damage caused by any accident, enter upon any land and— (a) cut down or remove...

  
  
• Section 17 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Power to enter land to alter position of pipes, etc.
  

  (1) Subject to this section the Corporation, or any authorized employee may, for the purposes of the Corporation, enter upon any land and alter the position of any pipe for the supply of gas, oil, water or compressed air or the position of any electric telephone or telegraphic wire or the position...

  
  
• Section 18 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Power to take water
  

  The Corporation may, for its purposes, take any water from any natural watercourse subject— (a) if there is any law regulating the taking of any such water, to the provisions of that law; (b) if there is no such law, to the approval of the Minister responsible for water development.

  
  
• Section 19 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Provision of transport services, etc., other than by the Corporation
  

  Except with the consent of the Minister and subject to the right of the Government to provide and operate transport services, other than the carriage of passengers or goods for hire or reward, for its own purposes— (a) no rail transport services shall be provided; and (b) no railway shall be...

  
  
• Section 20 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Accommodation works
  

  Where, in the exercise of powers under this Act, the Corporation constructs a railway, then, during the construction of the railway or as soon as practicable thereafter, it shall construct and maintain the following accommodation works for the benefit of the owners and occupiers of lands adjoining...

  
  
• Section 21 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Additional accommodation works
  

  If any time— (a) the owner or occupier of any lands on which a railway is constructed desires any accommodation works in addition to those, if any, constructed by the Corporation under section 20; or (b) any authority proposes to construct a public road or any other works across a railway, then...