ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Firearms Act
9. Prohibition of manufacture of firearms and ammunition
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
9. Prohibition of manufacture of firearms and ammunition
(1)No person shall manufacture any firearm or ammunition save on behalf of the Government and at a place established and designated for the purpose by, and in accordance with instructions to be issued by, the Cabinet Secretary.(2)In this section, "manufacture", in relation to firearms or ammunition, includes the filling, refilling and other processing of ammunition, but does not include the repair of firearms or ammunition, or the conversion into a firearm of anything which has the appearance of a firearm but is so constructed as to be incapable of discharging any missile through the barrel thereof, or the alteration, or substitution or replacement of any component part, of a firearm.(3)If any person contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1), he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than ten, but not exceeding fifteen, years.