Section 85 of Employment Act CAP 226: Offence to induce person to proceed abroad under informal contract
A person who—
(a) employs, engages, or knowingly aids in the employment or engagement of, a person with the intention that when so employed or engaged that person shall proceed outside the limits of Kenya; or
(b) induces or attempts to induce an employee to proceed outside the limits of Kenya,
unless he has under this Act, duly entered into a foreign contract of service with that person or employee, as the case may be, commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
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