ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
County Assemblies Powers and Privileges Act
27. Offences relating to witnesses
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
27. Offences relating to witnesses
(1)A person commits an offence where the person—(a)having been duly summoned in terms of section 18 fails, without sufficient cause to—(i)attend at the time and place specified in the summons; or(ii)remain in attendance until excused from further attendance by the person presiding at the inquiry;(b)when called upon under section 18, refuses to be sworn in or to make an affirmation as a witness; or(c)fails or disobeys without sufficient cause to—(i)answer fully and satisfactorily all questions lawfully put to the person under section 18;(ii)produce any document, paper, book or record in the person's possession, custody or control which the person has been required to produce under section 18.(2)A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.(3)A person commits an offence where the person—(a)threatens, obstructs, assaults or insults a member of staff or police officer carrying out service of summons issued under this Act;(b)uses abusive language directed at a member of a county assembly or its committees;(c)threatens or obstructs another person in respect of evidence to be given before a county assembly or a committee;(d)induces another person to—(i)refrain from giving evidence to or to produce a document before a county assembly or a committee; or(ii)give false evidence before a county assembly or a committee;(e)assaults or penalizes or threatens another person or deprives that person of any benefit on account of the giving or proposed giving of evidence before a county assembly or a committee;(f)with intent to deceive or mislead a county assembly or a committee, produces a false, untrue, fabricated or falsified document; or(g)willfully furnishes a county assembly or a committee with information which is false or misleading or makes a statement before a county assembly or committee that is false or misleading.(4)A person who commits an offence under subsection (3) is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand or a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.