ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Public Health Act
128. Prohibition of residing or sleeping in kitchens or food stores
Edition: 2026-07-10 · In force
128. Prohibition of residing or sleeping in kitchens or food stores
(1)No person shall reside or sleep in any kitchen or room in which foodstuffs are prepared or stored for sale.(2)If it appears to the medical officer of health that any such kitchen or room is being so used contrary to the provisions of this section, or that any part of the premises adjoining the room in which foodstuffs are stored or exposed for sale is being used as a sleeping apartment under such circumstances that the foodstuffs are likely to be contaminated or made unwholesome, he may serve upon the offender or upon the owner of the house, or upon both, a notice calling for such measures to be taken as will prevent the improper use of such kitchen and premises within a time to be specified in the notice, and if such notice is not complied with the party upon whom it was served shall be guilty of an offence.