Abetting

Kenya

Kenya - Criminal Code 1930 (2018) EN

PART I – GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER V – PARTIES TO OFFENCES

20. Principal offenders
(1) When an offence is committed, each of the following persons is deemed to have taken part in committing the offence and to be guilty of the offence, and may be charged with actually committing it, that is to say-
(c) every person who aids or abets another person in committing the offence;

PART II – CRIMES

Division I – Offences against Public Order

CHAPTER VII –TREASON AND ALLIED OFFENCES

48. Aiding, etc., to mutiny, or inciting sedition or disobedience
Any person who—
(a) aids or abets, or is accessory to, any act of mutiny by, or
(b) incites to sedition or to disobedience to any lawful order given by a superior officer, any member of the disciplined forces or any police officer,
is guilty of a misdemeanour.

Kenya - Defence Forces Act 2012 (2018) EN

PART VI – SERVICE OFFENCES

General provisions on offences and trials

57. Persons guilty of an offence
(1) A person who is subject to this Act is party to and guilty, upon conviction by a court-martial, of an offence, if that person—
(c) abets any person in committing the offence; or

PART VI – SERVICE OFFENCES

Offences concerning Courts Martial and other Authorities

132. Aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring
(1) Where a person subject to this Act who aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission by another person of an offence to which this Act applies, that person commits an offence.

PART VI – SERVICE OFFENCES

Offences concerning Courts Martial and other Authorities

132. Aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring
(3) A person subject to this Act who aids, abets, incites, counsels, procures or connives at the commission by another person of an offence under any of the provisions of this Part commits an offence and shall be liable to be charged, tried, and on conviction by a court-martial, punished as a principal offender.

Kenya - Geneva Conventions Act 1968 (2012) EN

3. Grave breach of Convention

(1) Any person, whatever his nationality, who, whether within or outside Kenya commits, or aids, abets or procures the commission by any other person of any grave breach of any of the Conventions such as is referred to in the following articles respectively of those Conventions—

Kenya - International Crimes Act 2008 EN

PART I—PRELIMINARY

International Crimes

7. (1) For the purposes of proceedings for an offence under section 6, the following provisions of the Rome Statute shall apply, with any necessary modifications—

(d) article 25 (which relates to principles of individual criminal responsibility);

Rome Statute

Article 25 Individual criminal responsibility

3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:

(c) For the purpose of facilitating the commission of such a crime, aids, abets or otherwise assists in its commission or its attempted commission, including providing the means for its commission;