ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Societies Act
28. Inspection of accounts and documents
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
28. Inspection of accounts and documents
(1)A registered society shall make its books of account and all documents relating thereto, and a list of the members of the society, available—(a)for inspection by any officer or member of the society at such place and at such times as may be provided for in the constitution or rules of the society; and(b)for inspection by the Registrar, or by any person authorized by him in writing in that behalf, at the office of the Registrar at any reasonable time specified by him, if so required in writing by the Registrar.(2)Any registered society which fails to make available to the Registrar, at his office and at the specified time, any books of account, documents or lists of members which he has been required under subsection (1) of this section to make so available shall be guilty of an offence.(3)Any person who obstructs the Registrar or any such authorized person in the carrying out of an inspection under subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.