THE SHERIAPLEX COLLECTION

Kenyan legislation.

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51 results · Sexual Offences Act
Sexual Offences Act▤

Sexual harassment

(1) Any person, who being in a position of authority, or holding a public office, who persistently makes any sexual advances or re…

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Test of relationship

(1) In cases of the offence of incest, brother and sister includes half brother, half sister and adoptive brother and adoptive sis…

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Incest by female persons

The provisions of section 20 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to any female person who commits an indecent act or act whi…

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Incest by male persons

(1) Any male person who commits an indecent act or an act which causes penetration with a female person who is to his knowledge hi…

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Trafficking for sexual exploitation

(1) Any person who intentionally or knowingly arranges or facilitates travel within or across the borders of Kenya by another pers…

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Exploitation of prostitution

Any person who— (a) intentionally causes or incites another person to become a prostitute; and (b) intentionally controls any of t…

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Child pornography

(1) Any person including a juristic person who— (a) knowingly displays, shows, exposes or exhibits obscene images, words or sounds…

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Child prostitution

Any person who— (a) knowingly permits any child to remain in any premises, for the purposes of causing such child to be sexually a…

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Child sex tourism

A person including a juristic person who— (a) makes or organizes any travel arrangements for or on behalf of any other person, whe…

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Child trafficking

A person including a juristic person who, in relation to a child— (a) knowingly or intentionally makes or organizes any travel arr…

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Indecent act with adult

Any person who commits an indecent act with an adult is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding f…

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Indecent act with child or adult

(1) Any person who commits an indecent act with a child is guilty of the offence of committing an indecent act with a child and is…

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Gang rape

Any person who commits the offence of rape or defilement under this Act in association with another or others, or any person who,…

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Attempted defilement

(1) A person who attempts to commit an act which would cause penetration with a child is guilty of an offence termed attempted def…

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Defilement

(1) A person who commits an act which causes penetration with a child is guilty of an offence termed defilement. (2) A person who…

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Compelled or induced indecent acts

A person who intentionally and unlawfully compels, induces or causes another person to engage in an indecent act with— (a) the per…

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Sexual assault

(1) Any person who unlawfully— (a) penetrates the genital organs of another person with— (i) any part of the body of another or th…

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Attempted rape

Any person who attempts to unlawfully and intentionally commit an act which causes penetration with his or her genital organs is g…

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