Official Secrets Act
12. Exclusion of public from trial
12. Exclusion of public from trial
In addition and without prejudice to any powers that a court may possess to order the exclusion of the public from any proceedings, if in the course of proceedings before the court against any person for an offence under this Act or of the proceedings on appeal, application is made by the prosecution, on the grounds that the publication of any evidence to be given or of any statement to be made in the course of the proceedings would be prejudicial to the interests of the Republic, that all or any portion of the public shall be excluded during the whole or any part of the hearing, the court may make an order to that effect, but the passing sentence shall in any case take place in public.Source: Kenya Law