ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Public Health Act
95. Court may appoint manager of detained persons
Edition: 2026-07-10 · In force
95. Court may appoint manager of detained persons
(1)The High Court may appoint a manager for the temporary or permanent care and administration of any property of a person removed to an asylum for detention under this Act, and Part XII of the Mental Health Act (Cap. 248) shall mutatis mutandis apply for the purposes of such care and administration of the property of any such person.(2)It shall be lawful for the Director of Public Prosecutions to lay any reports of evidence concerning the removal of a person for detention under this Act together with evidence as to any property possessed by such person before the High Court for its consideration, and the High Court may upon consideration of such reports and evidence appoint a manager for the care or custody of the property of any such person aforesaid, and, where it appears to the High Court desirable that temporary provision should be made for the maintenance or other necessary requirements of such person or any member of his family out of any money or available securities belonging to him in the hands of his bankers or of any other person, the High Court may authorize such banker or other person to pay to the manager such sums as may be deemed necessary and may give directions as to the application thereof for the benefit of such person aforesaid or for the relief of his family or any member thereof.