Domestic Violence Act of Kenya (document, English)

The Protection Against Domestic Violence Act, No. 2 of 2015, Kenya.

Part One: Preliminary

• Short title
• Interpretation
• Meaning of domestic violence
• Meaning of domestic relationship
• Meaning of family member

Part Two: Protection Orders

• Duties of police officers in relation to domestic violence
• Information on offences involving domestic violence
• Application for protection order
• Application by children
• Application by person lacking capacity
• Application on behalf of certain persons
• Application without notice for protection order
• Power to make protection order
• Counselling
• Existence of other proceedings not to preclude granting of protection order
• Protection of dependents
• Protection from co-respondents
• Mutual orders
• Content of protection order
• Further provision relation to prohibitions of contact
• Duration of protection order
• Breach of protection order
• Arrest for breach of protection order

Part Three: Mode of Application

• Applications by victims of domestic violence
• Applications by other parties
• Procedure in third party applications
• Explanation of order
• Persons who may be present during proceedings
• Evidence
• Appeal by respondent
• Restriction on report of proceedings

Part Four: Miscellaneous Provisions

• Compensation
• General Provisions as to offences
• Provision on delegated powers

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