ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Contempt of Court Act
28. Punishment for contempt of court
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
28. Punishment for contempt of court
(1)Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act or in any other written law, a person who is convicted of contempt of court is liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.(2)Without prejudice to subsection (1), the court may order that the accused person be detained in police custody until the rising of the court.(3)A court may at any time revoke an order of committal made under subsection (2) and, if the offender is in custody, order his discharge.(4)Subject to subsection (1), the accused may be discharged or the punishment awarded may be remitted on apology being made to the satisfaction of the court.(5)Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no court shall impose a sentence in excess of that specified in subsection (1) for any contempt either in respect of that court or of a court subordinate to it.(6)Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, where a person is found guilty of civil contempt, the court may if it considers that the fine will not meet the ends of justice and that imprisonment is necessary direct that the person be detained in civil jail for such period not exceeding six months as the court may deem fit.