Section 9 of the Kenya Election offences Act
9. Bribery
(1) A person who, during an election period—
(a) directly or indirectly offers a bribe to influence a voter to—
(i) vote or refrain from voting for a particular candidate or political
party;
(ii) attend or participate in or refrain from attending or participating
in any political meeting, march, demonstration or other event of
a political nature or in some other manner lending support to or
for a political party or candidate;
(b) in any manner unlawfully influences the result of an election;
(c) directly or indirectly, in person or by any person on his behalf, in order
to induce any other person to agree to be nominated as a candidate
or to refrain from becoming a candidate or to withdraw if they have
become candidates,
commits an offence.
(2) A person who, during an election period, accepts or agrees to accept a bribe
that is offered in the circumstances described in subsection (1) commits an offence.
(3) A person who commits an offence under this section shall be liable, on
conviction, to a fine not exceeding two million shillings or to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding six years or to both.
Election Laws: Bribery During Elections in Kenya
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