Criminal Procedure Code
138. Persons convicted or acquitted not to be tried again for same offence
138. Persons convicted or acquitted not to be tried again for same offence
A person who has been once tried by a court of competent jurisdiction for an offence and convicted or acquitted of that offence shall, while the conviction or acquittal has not been reversed or set aside, not be liable to be tried again on the same facts for the same offence.Source: Kenya Law