ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act
43. Improper benefits to trustees for appointments
Edition: 2025-08-19 · In force
43. Improper benefits to trustees for appointments
(1)This section applies with respect to a benefit that is an inducement or reward for the appointment of a person as a trustee of property or for joining or assisting in such an appointment.(2)Subject to subsection (3), a person is guilty of an offence if the person—(a)receives or solicits, or agrees to receive or solicit, from a trustee of property a benefit to which this section applies; or(b)gives or offers, or agrees to give or offer, to a trustee of property a benefit to which this section applies.(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to anything done with the informed consent of every person beneficially entitled to the property or in accordance with an order of a court.(4)In this section, "trustee of property" includes—(a)an executor or administrator appointed to deal with the property;(b)a person who, under a power of attorney or a power of appointment, has authority over the property; and(c)a person or a member of a committee managing or administering, or appointed or employed to manage or administer, the property on behalf of a person under an infirmity or incapacity of mind.