ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
County Assemblies Powers and Privileges Act
26. Prohibited acts in respect of a county assembly and its members
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
26. Prohibited acts in respect of a county assembly and its members
(1)A person shall not—(a)assault, threaten, use abusive language, obstruct, molest or insult any member proceeding to, being within or leaving the precincts of a county assembly, or endeavour to compel any member by force, insult or menace to declare himself or herself in favour of or against any proposition or matter pending or expected to be brought before a county assembly or any committee;(b)assault, threaten, use abusive language, interfere with, molest, resist or obstruct any member of staff while in the execution of his or her duty;(c)assault or threaten a member or unlawfully deprive a member of any benefit on account of the member's conduct in a county assembly;(d)while a county assembly or a committee is sitting, create or take part in any unlawful disturbance which interrupts or is likely to interrupt the proceedings of a county assembly or any committee while a county assembly or the committee is sitting; or(e)fail or refuse to comply with an instruction by a duly authorized member of staff or a police officer regarding—(i)the presence of the public in the precincts of a county assembly including a meeting within the precincts of a county assembly; or(ii)the possession of any article, including a firearm, within the precincts.(2)A person, including a member who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand shillings or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both.