ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Civil Procedure Rules
19. Service on public officers and soldiers [Order 5, rule 19]
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
19. Service on public officers and soldiers [Order 5, rule 19]
(1)Where the defendant is a public officer or an officer of a local authority, the court may, if it appears to it that the summons may be most conveniently so served, send it for service on the defendant to the head of the office in which he is employed, together with a copy to be retained by the defendant.(2)Where the defendant is a soldier (but not an officer), the court shall send the summons for service to his commanding officer, together with a copy to be retained by the defendant.