ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Public Health (Prevention, Control and Supression of Covid-19) Rules
10. Escaping from isolation and quarantine
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
10. Escaping from isolation and quarantine
(1)Where a person who is confined in a place designated for isolation or for quarantine for COVID-19 escapes from that place, a medical officer shall immediately notify the police and request the police to apprehend and return the person to the designated place.(2)A person commits an offence if that person—(a)aids a person who is confined in a place designated for isolation or quarantine for COVID-19, in escaping or attempting to escape from the place; or(b)conveys anything or causes anything to be conveyed into a place designated for isolation or quarantine for COVID-19 with the intent to facilitate the escape of any person confined in the place.(3)A person who commits an offence under subparagraph (1) is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months or a fine not exceeding twenty thousand shillings.