(c) prints, publishes, sells, offers for sale, distributes or reproduces any seditious publication; (d) imports any seditious publication, unless he or she has no reason to believe, the proof of which shall lie on him or her, that it is seditious, commits an offence and is liable on first conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand shillings or to both such imprisonment and fine, and for a subsequent conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years. (2) Any person who, without lawful excuse, has in his or her possession any seditious publication commits an offence and is liable on first conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand shillings or to both such imprisonment and fine, and on a subsequent conviction to imprisonment for five years. (3) Any publication in respect of a conviction under subsection (1) or (2) shall be forfeited to the Government. (4) It shall be a defence to a charge under subsection (2) that if the person charged did not know that the publication was seditious when it came into his or her possession, he or she did, as soon as the nature of the publication became known to him or her, deliver the publication to the nearest administrative officer or to the officer in charge of the nearest police station. 41. Promoting sectarianism. (1) A person who prints, publishes, makes or utters any statement or does any act which is likely to— (a) degrade, revile or expose to hatred or contempt; (b) create alienation or despondency of; (c) raise discontent or disaffection among; or (d) promote, in any other way, feelings of ill will or hostility among or against, any group or body of persons on account of religion, tribe or ethnic or regional origin commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years. (2) It shall be a defence to a charge under subsection (1) if the statement was printed, published, made or uttered, or the act was done with

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