ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Children Act
162. Duty of Charitable children’s institutions and County Public Entities
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
162. Duty of Charitable children’s institutions and County Public Entities
(1)Where a child escapes from any person or institution with whom or with which the child has been placed by a charitable children’s institution or county public entity, the manager, person in charge of the institution or other authorised officer of such institution or authority shall—(a)immediately report to the nearest police station within twenty-four hours of such occurrence coming to his or her attention;(b)lodge with the Court, a written notice of the child’s escape within a period not exceeding one month;(2)If any manager or person in charge of a children institution or other authorised officer fails to comply with subsection (1), he or she commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million shillings.