ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Criminal Procedure Code
15. Suspended Sentences
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
15. Suspended Sentences
(1)Any court which passes a sentence of imprisonment for a term of not more than two years for any offence may order that the sentence shall not take effect unless during the period specified by the court (hereinafter called the "operational period") the offender commits another offence, whether that offence is punishable by imprisonment, corporal punishment or by a fine.(2)Where the offender is convicted of an offence during the operational period the sentence for the first offence in respect of which the offender was convicted under subsection (1) shall thereupon take effect.(3)Where under subsection (2) the sentence passed for the first offence under subsection (1) takes effect the sentence passed for the subsequent offence shall run consecutively to the sentence passed for the first offence.