[Rev. 2012] Kenya Defence Forces Kenya Defence Forces CAP. 199 CHAPTER 199 KENYA DEFENCE FORCES ACT [Date of assent: 27th August, 2012.] [Date of commencement: 17th September, 2012.] An Act of Parliament to provide for the functions, organization and administration of the Kenya Defence Forces pursuant to Articles 232 and 239(6) of the Constitution; to give effect to Article 241 and other relevant Articles of the Constitution, to provide for disciplinary matters, and for connected purposes [Act No. 25 of 2012.] PART I – PRELIMINARY 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kenya Defence Forces Act, 2012. 2. Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “acting rank” means a rank from which the Commander, in the case of officers or a commanding officer, in the case of service members, has power to order the holder to revert and acting in relation to a specified rank shall be construed accordingly; “aids and abets” means where one is not a perpetrator of an offence committed by the perpetrator, the person— (a) assists, encourages, advises, instigates, counsels, commands, or procures another to commit an offence; or (b) shares in the criminal purpose of design; “aircraft” means any contrivance used or designed for transportation in the air and includes fighter aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles; “aircraft material” includes— (a) parts or components of, or accessories for, aircraft, whether for the time being in an aircraft or not; (b) engines, armaments, ammunition, bombs and other missiles of any description in, or for use in, an aircraft; (c) any other gear, apparatus or instruments in, or for use in, an aircraft; (d) any apparatus used in connection with the taking-off or landing of aircraft, or for detecting the movement of aircraft; (e) any fuel used for the propulsion of aircraft; and (f) any material used as a lubricant for aircraft or aircraft material; K7-13 [Issue 1]