www.kenyalaw.org The International Crimes Act, 2008 reference to this Act. (5) For the purposes of interpreting and applying articles 6 to 8 of the Rome Statute in proceedings for an offence under section 6— (a) the Kenyan Court exercising jurisdiction in the proceedings shall have regard to any elements of crimes adopted or amended in accordance with article 9 of the Rome Statute; and Cap. 63. Jurisdiction to try offences under section 6. (b) provisions of the Penal Code, to the extent of any inconsistency with the application of paragraph (a), shall not apply. 8. A person who is alleged to have committed an offence under section 6 may be tried and punished in Kenya for that offence if— (a) the act or omission constituting the offence is alleged to have been committed in Kenya ; or (b) at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed— (i) the person was a Kenyan citizen or was employed by the Government of Kenya in a civilian or military capacity; (ii) the person was a citizen of a state that was engaged in an armed conflict against Kenya, or was employed in a civilian or military capacity by such a state; (iii) the victim of the alleged offence was a Kenyan citizen; or (iv) the victim of the alleged offence was a citizen of a state that was allied with Kenya in an armed conflict; or (c) the person is, after commission of the offence, present in Kenya (2) A trial authorized by this section to be conducted in Kenya shall be conducted in the High Court. Offences Against Administration of Justice 7