ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Mutual Legal Assistance Act
37. Special authorization to come to Kenya
Edition: 2023-09-15 · In force
37. Special authorization to come to Kenya
(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act (Cap. 170), the Cabinet Secretary responsible for immigration may, in order to give effect to a request of the Central Authority, authorize a person in a requesting state, who is not eligible to be in Kenya, to come into Kenya at a place designated by the Cabinet Secretary responsible for home affairs and to go to and remain in a place in Kenya so designated for the period of time specified by the Cabinet Secretary responsible for home affairs.(2)The Cabinet Secretary responsible for immigration may subject an authorization under subsection (1) to any terms and conditions he deems necessary, vary the terms of an authorization and, in particular, may extend the period of time during which the person is authorized to remain in a place in Kenya.(3)A person to whom an authorization is granted under subsection (1) who is found in a place in Kenya other than the place designated in the authorization or in any place in Kenya after the expiration of the period of time specified in the authorization or who fails to comply with some other condition of the authorization shall, for the purpose of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act (Cap. 170) be deemed to be a person who entered Kenya as a visitor and remains therein after he has ceased to be a visitor.