ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Prevention of Terrorism Act
32. Right to be released
Edition: 2025-06-20 · In force
32. Right to be released
(1)A person arrested under section 24 (referred to as the suspect) shall not be held for more than twenty-four hours after his arrest unless—(a)the suspect is produced before a Court and the Court has ordered that the suspect be remanded in custody; or(b)the twenty-four hours ends outside ordinary court hours or on a day that is not an ordinary court day.(2)A police officer holding a suspect under subsection (1) may release that suspect at any time before the expiry of twenty-four hours on condition that the suspect appears before the Court or such other place as may be specified, in writing, by the police officer and may, for this purpose, require the suspect to execute a bond of a reasonable sum on the suspect’s own recognizance.