ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Criminal Procedure Code
26. Power to detain and search aircraft, vessels, vehicles and persons
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
26. Power to detain and search aircraft, vessels, vehicles and persons
(1)A police officer, or other person authorized in writing in that behalf by Inspector-General of the National Police Service, may stop, search and detain—(a)any aircraft, vessel or vehicle in or upon which there is reason to suspect that anything stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found; or(b)any aircraft, vessel or vehicle which there is reason to suspect has been used or employed in the commission or to facilitate the commission of an offence under the provisions of Chapters XXVI, XXVIII and XXIX of the Penal Code (Cap. 63); or(c)any person who may be reasonably suspected of having in his possession or conveying in any manner anything stolen or unlawfully obtained.(2)No person shall be entitled to damages or compensation for loss or damage suffered by him in respect of the detention under this section of an aircraft, vessel or vehicle.(3)For the purposes of this section, "aircraft", "vessel" and "vehicle", respectively, include everything contained in, being on or attached to an aircraft, vessel or vehicle, as the case may be, which, in the opinion of the court, forms part of the equipment of the aircraft, vessel or vehicle.