38. Is there a ban on vote buying?
Kenya
Answer
Yes
Source
Election Offences Act 2016
Comment
The Election Offences Act 2016 states that 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 above commits an offence. |
