Kenya Defence Forces Act

125. Failure to take essential security measures

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

125. Failure to take essential security measures

(1)A person subject to this Act who, during an operation or in any other service circumstances, fails to—

(a)take reasonable precautionary or security measures necessary to safeguard the lives and health of persons and animals; or

(b)maintain in good order or ensure the safety of the depots, installations, works, resources or other objects, for which he or she is responsible, thereby hazarding them,

commits an offence and shall upon conviction by a court-martial be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a lesser punishment as is provided for under this Act.

(2)Where the offence is committed in time of emergency, general mobilization or war, the offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term—

(a)not exceeding three ears in the case of intentional failure; or

(b)not exceeding one year in the case of negligence.

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Source: Kenya Law