ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Defence Forces Act
139. Conditions for an arrest
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
139. Conditions for an arrest
(1)A person subject to this Act who is found committing an offence under this Act, or is alleged to have committed or is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence under this Act, may be arrested without warrant in accordance with this section.(2)An officer may be arrested by an officer of superior rank, or, if engaged in a quarrel or disorder, by an officer of any rank.(3)A service member or cadet may be arrested by an officer, a warrant officer or a non-commissioned officer, but shall be arrested only by a person of superior rank.(4)A member of the military police may arrest any officer or service member, but an officer shall be arrested only on the order of another officer in accordance with subsection (2).(5)A member of the military police may arrest a service member of any rank.(6)The power of arrest given by this section may be exercised either personally, or by ordering the arrest of the person to be arrested or by giving orders for that person's arrest.