Books and Newspapers Act

14. Penalty for printing or publication without bond

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

14. Penalty for printing or publication without bond

Any person who prints a newspaper in Kenya, or publishes a newspaper printed in the Colony, without having complied with the provisions of section 11 or, as the case may be, section 13 shall be guilty of an offence and liable—

(a)in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding one million shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both; and

(b)in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, and shall in addition be barred from printing any newspaper in Kenya or publishing any newspaper printed in Kenya.

[Act No. 19 of 1964, Sch., Act No. 2 of 2002, Sch.]

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Source: Kenya Law