[Rev. 2012] Penal Code CAP. 63 (3) When a person has been sentenced to be detained during the President’s pleasure under subsection (2), the presiding judge shall forward to the President a copy of the notes of evidence taken on the trial, with a report in writing signed by him containing any recommendation or observations on the case he may think fit to make. [Act No. 53 of 1952, s. 2, Act No. 36 of 1962, Sch., L.N. 124/1964, Act No. 21 of 1966, Second Sch.] 26. Imprisonment (1) A sentence of imprisonment for any offence shall be to imprisonment or to imprisonment with hard labour as may be required or permitted by the law under which the offence is punishable. (2) Save as may be expressly provided by the law under which the offence concerned is punishable, a person liable to imprisonment for life or any other period may be sentenced to any shorter term. (3) A person liable to imprisonment for an offence may be sentenced to pay a fine in addition to or in substitution for imprisonment: Provided that— (i) where the law concerned provides for a minimum sentence of imprisonment, a fine shall not be substituted for imprisonment; (ii) deleted by Act No. 5 of 2003, s. 4. [Act No. 3 of 1969, s. 2, Act No. 5 of 2003, s. 4.] 26A. Recommendation for removal from Kenya Where a person who is not a citizen of Kenya is convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months the court by which he is convicted, or any court to which his case is brought by way of appeal against conviction or sentence may, by directions to the Commissioner of Police and the Commissioner of Prisons (including directions on how the order shall be carried out) order that the person be removed from and remain out of Kenya either immediately or on completion of any sentence of imprisonment imposed; but where the offence for which the person is convicted is punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding twelve months, the court shall, where it is satisfied that the person may be removed from Kenya, recommend to the Minister for the time being responsible for immigration that an order for removal from Kenya be made in accordance with section 8 of the Immigration Act (Cap. 172). [Act No. 24 of 1967, Sch., Act No. 19 of 1984, Sch.] 27. Deleted by Act No. 5 of 2003, s. 5. [Act No. 3 of 1969, s. 3, Act No. 5 of 2003, s. 5.] 28. Fines (1) Where a fine is imposed under any law, then in the absence of express provisions relating to the fine in that law the following provisions shall apply— (a) where no sum is expressed to which the fine may extend, the amount of the fine which may be imposed is unlimited, but shall not be excessive; (b) in the case of an offence punishable with a fine or a term of imprisonment, the imposition of a fine or a term of imprisonment shall be a matter for the discretion of the court; P6-24 [Issue 1]