ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
National Police Service Act
68. Surrender of pubIic property on resignation etc.
Edition: 2023-09-15 · In force
68. Surrender of pubIic property on resignation etc.
(1)A police officer who is dismissed from the Service, or resigns from office, or otherwise leaves the Service, shall forthwith deliver over to the person authorized by regulations or appointed for that purpose every article which has been supplied to him and which he or she has not been expressly authorized to keep or use for his private benefit.(2)Any person who—(a)fails to comply with subsection (1); or(b)returns such property in a damaged condition, the damage not being attributable to the proper discharge of his duties in the Service,commits an offence, and shall be liable on conviction, whether or not any penalty is otherwise imposed, for the cost of replacing such property, or, as the case may require, for the cost of repair, and such cost shall be recoverable by the Government by deduction from any moneys due to such person, and shall be a debt due from such person to the Government.