Under the Kenya laws, no person should use or assist any other person in recruiting, trafficking or using forced labour.The term “forced or compulsory labour” under Kenya laws does not include―
(a) any work or service exacted by virtue of compulsory military service laws for work of a
purely military character:Provided that forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict shall be deemed to be forced or compulsory labour;
(b) any work or service which forms part of the normal civic obligations of the citizens of Kenya;
(c) any work or service exacted from any person as a consequence of a conviction in a court of law,
provided that the work or service is carried out under the supervision and control of a public
authority and that the person is not hired out to or placed at the disposal of private persons,
companies or associations;
(d) any work or service exacted in cases of an emergency, such as in the event of war or
disaster or threat of calamity in any circumstance that would endanger the existence or the well -being of the whole or part of the population; and
(e) minor communal services performed by the members of the community in the direct interest
of the said community provided the members of the community or their representatives are
consulted.