Civil Procedure Rules
14. Procedure when defendant refuses to accept service or cannot be found [Order 5, rule 14]
14. Procedure when defendant refuses to accept service or cannot be found [Order 5, rule 14]
Where the serving officer, after using all due and reasonable diligence, cannot find the defendant, or any person on whom service can be made, the serving officer shall affix a copy of the summons on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of the house in which the defendant ordinarily resides or carries on business or personally works for gain, and shall then return the original to the court from which it was issued, together with an affidavit of service.Source: Kenya Law