Public Health Act
117. Health authorities to prevent or remedy danger to health from unsuitable dwellings
117. Health authorities to prevent or remedy danger to health from unsuitable dwellings
It shall be the duty of every health authority to take all lawful, necessary and reasonably practicable measures for preventing or causing to be prevented or remedied all conditions liable to be injurious or dangerous to health arising from the erection or occupation of unhealthy dwellings or premises, or the erection of dwellings or premises on unhealthy sites or on sites of insufficient extent, or from overcrowding, or from the construction, condition or manner of use of any factory or trade premises, and to take proceedings against any person causing or responsible for the continuance of any such condition.(L.N. 256/1963, 4th Sch., L.N. 41/1970, Sch.)Source: Kenya Law