ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act
17A. Penalty for law enforcement officers
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
17A. Penalty for law enforcement officers
(1)A law enforcement officer or a public officer who aids or abets any offence under this Act including through concealing the commission of any offence or colluding with any person suspected of committing an offence under this Act, commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine of not less than twenty million shillings and imprisonment for a term of not less than twenty years.(2)Any person who, being employed as a law enforcement officer or a public officer, does or directs to be done, in abuse of the authority of his office, any arbitrary act prejudicial to the rights of another, commits an offence and shall, upon conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than three hundred thousand shillings or imprisonment for a term of not less than five years, or to both.