Penal Code

153. Male person living on earnings of prostitution or soliciting

Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force

153. Male person living on earnings of prostitution or soliciting

(1)Every male person who—

(a)knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution; or

(b)in any public place persistently solicits or importunes for immoral purposes,

is guilty of a felony.

(2)Where a male person is proved to live with or to be habitually in the company of a prostitute or is proved to have exercised control, direction or influence over the movements of a prostitute in such a manner as to show that he is aiding, abetting or compelling her prostitution with any other person, or generally, he shall unless he satisfies the court to the contrary be deemed to be knowingly living on the earnings of prostitution.[Act No. 5 of 2003, s. 28.]

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Source: Kenya Law