ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
International Crimes Act
76. Assistance in locating or identifying persons or things
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
76. Assistance in locating or identifying persons or things
(1)Where the ICC requests assistance under paragraph 8 of article 19, article 56, article 64 or paragraph 1(a) of article 93 of the Rome Statute in locating, or identifying and locating, a person or a thing believed to be in Kenya, the Director of Public Prosecutions shall give authority for the request to proceed if he is satisfied that—(a)the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or any proceedings before the ICC; and(b)the person to whom or thing to which the request relates is or may be in Kenya.(2)If the Director of Public Prosecutions gives authority for the request to proceed—(a)the Director of Public Prosecutions shall forward the request to the appropriate Kenyan agency; and(b)that agency shall, without delay—(i)use its best endeavours to locate or, as the case may be, identify and locate the person to whom or thing to which the request relates; and(ii)advise the Director of Public Prosecutions of the outcome of those endeavours.