Public Order Act
19. Offences to be cognisable; and consent of Director of Public Prosecutions
19. Offences to be cognisable; and consent of Director of Public Prosecutions
All offences under this Act shall be cognisable to the police; and, where it is provided in this Act that a prosecution for an offence thereunder shall not be instituted without the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions, a person may be arrested for and charged with such an offence, and may be remanded in custody or on bail, notwithstanding that the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions to the institution of a prosecution for the offence has not been obtained, but no further or other proceedings shall be taken until such consent has been obtained:Provided that no person shall be arrested for or charged with an offence under section 3 of this Act save with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions first had and obtained.[Act No. 53 of 1960, s. 6, Act No. 19 of 2014, s. 10.]Source: Kenya Law