Public Order Law: Possession of Offensive Weapon in Public Place

Below is Section 11 of the Public Order Act which makes it an offense to possess offensive weapons in public places in Kenya
11. Possession of offensive weapon in public place
(1) Any person who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, the proof
whereof shall lie on him, has with him in any street or public place any offensive
weapon shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings, or
to both such imprisonment and such fine.
(2) Where any person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) of this
section, the Court may make an order for the forfeiture of any weapon in respect
of which the offence was committed.
(3) Every offence under this section shall be cognisable to the police.
(4) In this section, “offensive weapon” means any article made or adapted
for use for causing injury to the person, or capable of being so used, or intended
by the person having it with him for such use, and includes any panga, simi or
similar weapon.
(a) This section shall apply to such areas, and during such hours, as the
Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare.
(b) A notice under this section may apply the section during different
hours in respect of different areas.