ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Commissions of Inquiry Act
10. Commissioner’s power to summon and examine witnesses
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
10. Commissioner’s power to summon and examine witnesses
(1)Every commissioner shall have the powers of the High Court to summon witnesses, and to call for the production of books, plans and documents, and to examine witnesses on oath.(2)All summonses for the attendance of witnesses or other persons, or for the production of documents, shall be in the prescribed form, and shall be signed by the commissioner, or by one of the commissioners if more than one, and oaths shall be administered by the commissioner, or by one of the commissioners if more than one, or by the secretary.(3)Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of section 3, where the commissioner considers it desirable for the purpose of avoiding expense or delay, or for any other good and sufficient reason, which shall be recorded in the record of the inquiry, he may receive evidence by affidavit.