ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act
55. Prohibition of disclosure of information to unauthorised persons
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
55. Prohibition of disclosure of information to unauthorised persons
(1)Subject to the Constitution, a person shall not, without the consent in writing given by, or on behalf of, the Director, publish or disclose to any person otherwise than in the course of duties, the contents of any document, communication or information which relates to, and which has come to that person’s knowledge in the course of that person’s duties under this Act.(2)Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding Kenya Shillings two hundred thousand or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, or to both.(3)A person who, having any information which to the knowledge of that person has been published or disclosed in contravention of subsection (1), unlawfully publishes or communicates the information to any other person, commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding Kenya Shillings two hundred thousand or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, or to both.