ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act
48. Powers of immigration Officer
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
48. Powers of immigration Officer
(1)Subject to and for the purposes of this Act an immigration officer shall have the power to—(a)board, or enter, and search any carrier or premises in Kenya;(b)require any person seeking to enter Kenya to answer any question or to produce any document in his possession for the purpose of ascertaining whether that person is or is not a citizen of Kenya and, in the case of any person who is not a citizen of Kenya, for the purpose of determining whether that person should be permitted to enter Kenya under this Act;(c)require any person seeking to enter or leave Kenya other than a refugee or any asylum seeker, to produce to him a valid passport or a valid travel document and any form of declaration that may be prescribed;(d)require any person seeking to enter Kenya to submit to examination by a medical practitioner; or(e)arrest, restrain, stop or deny departure to any person against whom a warrant of arrest has been issued by a competent Kenyan court and hand over the person for custody to the nearest police officer.(2)An immigration officer may investigate any offence or suspected offence under this Act and shall have all the powers and immunities conferred by law on a police officer for the purpose of the investigation.(3)An immigration or other authorized officer of the Service shall capture biometrics in the course of the discharge of the mandate of the Service.