Kenya Defence Forces Act

104. Resistance to arrest

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

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104. Resistance to arrest

(1)A person who is subject to this Act commits an offence if that person, being concerned in any quarrel or disorder—

(a)refuses to obey any officer who orders the person be arrested; or

(b)strikes or otherwise uses violence against, or offers violence to—

(i)any such officer; or

(ii)another person, whose duty it is to apprehend the person, or who has custody of the person,

whether or not the officer is the person's superior officer or that other person under paragraph (b)(i) is subject to this Act.

(2)A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable, on conviction by a court-martial, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or any lesser punishment provided for by this Act.

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Source: Kenya Law