Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act

26. Duty of disclosure

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

26. Duty of disclosure

(1)The Inspector-General or any other investigative agency shall disclose to the Director all material facts and information collected in the course of an investigation that may be reasonably expected to assist the case of prosecution or defence.

(2)The Inspector-General or any other investigative agency shall—

(a)conduct thorough investigations;

(b)compile all evidence; and

(c)submit all relevant information in relation to any investigation undertaken.

(3)The duty of disclosure under this section shall—

(a)include privileged information; and

(b)continue until the determination of the case.

(4)In this section "privileged information" means any information or material that would be exempted from production in court or disclosure, by any written law or for any other lawful or justifiable reason.

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Source: Kenya Law