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The Kenyan legal system has been derived from British Law following independence in 1963, so drinking age is 18, and although not strictly enforced, it is rare for youngsters to get drunk.
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Possession of marijuana is illegal, but not taken very seriously. Kenya
is a trafficking point for hard drugs, however, and offenders will get 10 years, no exceptions.
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There are hundreds of petty offenses, such as talking on a mobile phone whilst driving, and these are generally seen by police as opportunities to extract on the spot “fines”, which they pocket. The alternative is to waste a morning in court, and pay a very small fine – the real penalty is the time-wasting element.
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Stealing is VERY heavily enforced through mob justice, especially in rural areas. Anyone even suspected or accused of stealing – even a cell phone – is likely to be severely beaten, at times to death, by a nearby crowd.
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