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Penal Code CAP 63▤

Penalty for prohibited publications

(1) Any person who, otherwise than in his capacity and in the course of his duties as a public officer, prints, makes, imports, pu…

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Power to prohibit publications

(1) Where the Minister, on reasonable grounds, considers that it is necessary in the interests of public order, health or morals,…

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Definition of overt act

In the case of any of the offences defined in this Chapter, when the manifestation by an overt act of an intention to effect any p…

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Aiding prisoners of war to escape

Any person who— (a) knowingly and advisedly aids an alien enemy, being a prisoner of war in Kenya, whether the prisoner is confine…

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Inducing desertion

Any person who, by any means whatever, directly or indirectly— (a) procures or persuades or attempts to procure or persuade to des…

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Inciting to mutiny

Any person who advisedly attempts to effect any of the following purposes, that is to say— (a) to seduce any member of the discipl…

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Dissuasion from enlistment

Any person who wilfully dissuades or attempts to dissuade any other person from entering the disciplined forces or the police forc…

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Promoting warlike undertaking

Any person who, without lawful authority, carries on, or makes preparation for carrying on, or aids in or advises the carrying on…

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Treachery

Any person who, with intent to help the enemy, does any act which is designed or likely to give assistance to the enemy, or to int…

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Treasonable felony

Any person who, not owing allegiance to the Republic, in Kenya or elsewhere, commits any act or combination of acts which, if it w…

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Concealment of treason

Any person who — (a) becomes an accessory after the fact to treason; or (b) knowing that any person intends to commit treason, doe…

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Treason

(1) Any person who, owing allegiance to the Republic, in Kenya or elsewhere— (a) compasses, imagines, invents, devises or intends—…

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Penal Code CAP 63▤

Sentence on escaped convict

When sentence is passed under this Code on an escaped convict, that sentence— (a) if of death, or fine, shall, subject to the prov…

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Sentences when cumulative

Where a person after conviction for an offence is convicted of another offence, either before sentence is passed upon him under th…

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General punishment for misdemeanours

When in this Code no punishment is specially provided for any misdemeanour, it shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term no…

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Absolute and conditional discharge

(1) Where a court by or before which a person is convicted of an offence is of opinion, having regard to the circumstances includi…

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Recognizances

(1) If at any time the court which convicted an offender is satisfied that he has failed to observe any of the conditions of his r…

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Security for keeping the peace

A person convicted of an offence not punishable with death may, instead of, or in addition to, any punishment to which he is liabl…

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Costs

Subject to the limitations imposed by section 171 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 75), a court may order any person convicted…

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