ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
County Assemblies Powers and Privileges Act
20. Privileges of witnesses
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
20. Privileges of witnesses
(1)Every person who is summoned to give evidence or to produce a document before a county assembly or a committee shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges that are applicable to a witness before a court of law.(2)A person who is being examined under oath or affirmation in terms of section 19 shall be required to answer any question put to the person in connection with the subject of the inquiry and to produce any document or information that the person is requested to produce under that section despite the fact that the answer or the document would incriminate or expose the person to criminal or civil proceedings in a court of law.(3)Evidence given under oath or affirmation by a person before a county assembly or a committee shall not be used against the person in a court or other place outside the county assembly except in criminal proceedings where the person concerned stands trial on a charge of perjury or a charge contemplated under section 27(1)(c) or (3)(g) or (h).(4)The right to fair hearing under Article 50 of the Constitution shall be limited as specified under this section for the purposes of advancing the freedom of speech and debate set out in Article 117 of the Constitution.