264. Stealing cattle.
If the thing stolen is a horse, mare, gelding, ass, mule, camel, bull, cow, ox,
ram, ewe, wether, goat or pig, or the young of any such animal, the offender
is liable on conviction for a first offence to imprisonment for seven years and
for a subsequent offence to imprisonment for fifteen years.
265. Stealing vehicle.
If the thing stolen is a vehicle, the offender is liable to imprisonment for
seven years.
266. Cattle rustling.
(1)
(a)
Any person who—
moves from a community where he or she is ordinarily resident
to another community and steals or attempts to steal any cow,
bull, ox, ram, ewe, wether, goat, pig, ass, mule, horse, mare,
gelding or camel, or the young of any such animal from that other
community and who at the time of, or immediately before, or
immediately after the time of the stealing or attempted stealing,
uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon or causes death or
grievous harm to any person;
(b) organises the stealing of the animals mentioned in paragraph (a)
of this subsection in the manner provided in that paragraph; or
(c) without lawful excuse or authority, the proof of which shall be on
him or her, is found in possession of any of the animals
mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection which is proved to
have been stolen in the manner provided in that paragraph,
commits an offence termed cattle rustling and is liable on conviction to
imprisonment for life.
(2) In this section, “deadly weapon” has the meaning assigned to it
under section 286.
267. Stealing from the person; stealing goods in transit, etc.
If a theft is committed in any of the following circumstances—
(a) if the thing is stolen from the person of another;
(b) if the thing is stolen in a dwelling house, and its value exceeds
one hundred shillings, or the offender at or immediately before or
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