ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Prevention of Organised Crimes Act
5. Oathing.
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
5. Oathing.
(1)A person who—(a)is present at and consents to the administering of any oath or engagement in the nature of an oath purporting to bind the person who takes it to belong to an organised criminal group or engage in an organised criminal activity;(b)administers an oath or engagement in the nature of an oath purporting to bind the person who takes it to belong to an organised criminal group or engage in an organised criminal activity;(c)takes any such oath or engagement in the nature of an oath; or(d)by use of physical force, or by threat or intimidation of any kind compels another person to take such oath or engagement in the nature of an oath, commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for life.(2)It shall not be a defence for a person who takes any oath or engagement in the nature of an oath referred to in subsection (1) to prove that he was compelled to do so unless, within five days after the taking of such oath or engagement in the nature of an oath, he reported to the police or any other law enforcement agency.