Criminal Procedure Code
71. Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
71. Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
Subject to the provisions of section 69, and to the powers of transfer conferred by sections 79 and 81, every offence shall ordinarily be tried by a court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction it was committed, or within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the accused was apprehended, or is in custody on a charge for the offence, or has appeared in answer to a summons lawfully issued charging the offence.[Act No. 13 of 1982, 1st Sch.]Source: Kenya Law