ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act
55. Instant fine
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
55. Instant fine
(1)Where at any port of entry or exit a departing foreign national is found to have overstayed in the country in contravention of this Act, the immigration officer shall have the power to bring it to the notice of that person the option to enter a written admission of contravention in the prescribed manner in relation to the offence.(2)Upon receipt of the said written admission of contravention the immigration officer may impose a fine not exceeding fifty thousand shillings:Provided that the provisions of this section shall not be invoked if it is proved that the foreign national has overstayed beyond the period of ten days.(3)An immigration officer may prosecute any person who fails to immediately pay the penalty imposed in subsection (1) above for the offence of unlawful presence.