ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Parliamentary Service Act
52. Offences and penalties under the Act
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
52. Offences and penalties under the Act
(1)Any person who —(a)in connection with an application by himself or herself or any other person for employment, appointment or promotion in the Service, or in connection with any matter on which it is the duty of the Commission to require information or evidence, or into which it is the duty of the Commission to inquire, wilfully gives to the Commission or to any member thereof any information which is false or misleading in any material particular;(b)in a manner contrary to the provisions of this Act, publishes or discloses to any unauthorised person or otherwise than in the course of duty the contents or any part of the contents of any document, communication or information whatsoever which has come to his knowledge in the course of his or her duties under this Act, and any person who knowingly acts in contravention of this paragraph;(c)having possession of any information which to his or her knowledge has been published or disclosed in contravention of paragraph (b) of this section, publishes or communicates to any other person otherwise than for the purpose of any prosecution under this Act or in the course of his or her duty any such information;(d)otherwise than in the course of duty, directly or indirectly by himself or herself or by any other person in any manner whatsoever unlawfully influences or attempts to influence any decision of the Commission or of any member thereof;(e)disobeys any order made by the Commission or a committee for attendance or for production of papers, books documents or records; or(f)refuses to be examined before, or to answer any lawful and relevant question put by the Commission or a committee,commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two million shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both.(2)Subsection (1)(d) shall not prohibit any person from giving a certificate or testimonial to any applicant or candidate for the Service or supplying any information or assistance upon formal request made by the Commission.