ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Employment Act
64. Penalty for unlawful employment of child
Edition: 2024-04-26 · In force
64. Penalty for unlawful employment of child
(1)A person who employs, engages, or uses a child in an industrial undertaking in contravention of the provisions of this Part, commits an offence.(2)A person who uses a child in any activity constituting worst form of child labour commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to both.(3)It shall be a defence if the accused person proves that he genuinely had reason to believe that the child was above the age limit, which is the subject of the charge.