[Rev. 2012] Kenya Defence Forces Kenya Defence Forces CAP. 199 272. Pretending to be a deserter Any person who falsely represents himself or herself to any service authority or civil authority to be a deserter or absentee without leave from the Defence Forces commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction by a civil court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. 273. Obstructing person in execution of duty Any person who willfully obstructs or otherwise interferes with an officer or service member acting in the execution of a duty, commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction by a civil court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. 274. Aiding malingering Any person who— (a) produces in an officer or service member any sickness or disability; or (b) supplies to or for an officer or service member any drug or preparation calculated or likely to render the person permanently or temporarily unfit for service, or lead to the belief that the person is permanently or temporarily unfit for service, with a view to enabling the person to avoid service in the Defence Forces, whether permanently or temporarily, commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction by a civil court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. 275. Unlawful purchase of military stores, etc. (1) Any person who acquires any service stores, or solicits or procures any person to dispose of any service stores, or acts for any person in the disposing of any service stores, commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction by a civil court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years. (2) A person shall not be liable under subsection (1) if that person proves that— (a) he or she did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know, that the chattels in question were service stores; (b) the chattels in question had (by the transaction with which he or she is charged or by some earlier transaction) been disposed of by order or with the consent of the Government or of some other person or authority who had, or whom he or she had reasonable cause to believe to have, power to give the order or consent; or (c) the chattels in question had become the property of an officer who had retired or ceased to be an officer, or of a service member who had been discharged, or of the personal representatives of an officer or service member who had died. (3) A police officer may arrest without warrant any person who is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence under this section, and may seize any property that is reasonably suspected of having been the subject of the offence. K7-119 [Issue 1]