ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Coast Guard Service Act
32. Obstructing an officer
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
32. Obstructing an officer
(1)A person commits an offence under this section if that person—(a)assaults, resists or wilfully obstructs a member of the Service in the performance of his or her duties or any person acting in aid of the member of the Service;(b)induces or does any act calculated to induce a member of the Service to neglect or act contrary to duty as a member of the Service; or(c)induces or does any act calculated to induce a member of the Service to commit a breach of discipline or an act whereby a lawful order given to the member of the Service or any law with which it is the duty of the member of the Service to comply with may be evaded or infringed, as the case may be.(2)A person convicted of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.