ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act
23. Investigators
Edition: 2025-08-19 · In force
23. Investigators
(1)The Secretary or a person authorized by the Secretary may conduct an investigation on behalf of the Commission.(2)Except as otherwise provided by this Part, the powers conferred on the Commission by this Part may be exercised, for the purposes of an investigation, by the Secretary or an investigator.(3)For the purposes of an investigation, the Secretary and an investigator shall have the powers, privileges and immunities of a police officer in addition to any other powers the Secretary or investigator has under this Part.(4)The provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 75), the Evidence Act (Cap. 80), the National Police Service Act (Cap. 84) and any other law conferring on the police the powers, privileges and immunities necessary for the detection, prevention and investigation of offences relating to corruption and economic crime shall, so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any other law, apply to the Secretary and an investigator as if reference in those provisions to a police officer included reference to the Secretary or an investigator.