[Rev. 2012] (c) Kenya Defence Forces Kenya Defence Forces CAP. 199 obstructs any officer or other person in the exercise of any functions under Part XIII in relation to the inspection or requisitioning of vehicles or specified things, commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction by a civil court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), “specified thing” means one of the things, animals and commodities specified in section 239(1). 278. Illegal dealings in documents relating to pay, pensions, mobilization, etc. (1) Any person who— (a) receives, detains or has possession of any official document issued in connection with any pay, pension, allowance, gratuity or other money payable to any person in respect of any person's service in the Defence Forces— (i) as a pledge or a security for a debt; (ii) with a view to obtaining payment, from the person entitled to the pay, pension, allowance, gratuity or other money, of a debt due either to any person; or (b) without lawful authority or reasonable excuse has in possession of any document, or official document issued in connection with the mobilization or demobilization of the Defence Forces or any part or member thereof, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction by a civil court to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. (2) For the purposes of this section, a document shall be deemed to be in the possession of a person if that person has it under control and irrespective of whether the person has it for the use or benefit of the person or another. 279. Unauthorised use of and dealing in uniform, decorations, etc. (1) A person who— (a) without authority, uses or wears any service decoration, uniform, or any badge, insignia of rank, wound stripe or emblem supplied or authorized by the President or the Defence Council; (b) uses or wears any uniform, decoration, badge, insignia of rank, wound stripe or emblem so nearly resembling any service decoration or any badge, insignia of rank, wound stripe or emblem supplied or authorised, as to be calculated to deceive; (c) falsely represents himself or herself to be a person who is or has been entitled to use or wear any service uniform, decoration or any badge, insignia of rank, wound stripe or emblem supplied or authorized as; or K7-121 [Issue 1]