Penal Code

The Act may be cited as the Penal Code and is referred to as "this Code". Preserves liability, trial or punishment of a person for an offence against the common law or any other law in force in Kenya other than this Code. Section 3 has been deleted. Defines an office as "any office the holder of which is appointed or removed by the President or by any public commission." The courts of Kenya have jurisdiction that covers every place within Kenya, including territorial waters, for the purposes of this Code.