'Common purpose' in document 'Kenya - Penal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART I – GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter V— – parties to offences

21. When two or more persons form a common intention to prosecute an unlawful purpose in conjunction with one another, and in the prosecution of such purpose an offence is committed of such a nature that its commission was a probable consequence of the prosecution of such purpose, each of them is deemed to have committed the offence .

Part II— – Crimes

Division VIII— – Attempts and Conspiracies to commit Crimes and Accessories after the
Fact

Chapter XLI— – Conspiracies

393. Any person who conspires with another to commit any felony, or to do any act in any part of the world which if done in Kenya would be a felony, and which is an offence under the laws in force in the place where it is proposed to be done, is guilty of a felony and is liable, if no other punishment is provided, to imprisonment for seven years, or, if the greatest punishment to which a person convicted of the felony in question is liable is less than imprisonment for seven years, then to that lesser punishment.

394. Any person who conspires with another to commit a misdemeanour, or to do any act in any part of the world which if done in Kenya would be a misdemeanour, and which is an offence under the laws in force in the place where it is proposed to be done, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

395. Any person who conspires with another to effect any of the purposes following, that is
to say -
(a) to prevent or defeat the execution or enforcement of any written law; ororto cause any injury to the person or
(b) to cause any injury to the person or reputation of any person or to depreciate the value of any property of any person; or
(c) to prevent or obstruct the free and lawful disposition of any property by the owner thereof for its fair value; or
(d) to injure any person in his trade or profession; or
(e) to prevent or obstruct, by means of any act or acts which if done by an individual person would constitute an offence on his part, the free and lawful exercise by any person of his trade, profession or occupation; or
(f) to effect any unlawful purpose; or
(g) to effect any lawful purpose by any unlawful means, is guilty of a misdemeanour .

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 25
Individual criminal responsibility
3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:
(d) In any other way contributes to the commission or attempted commission of such a crime by a group of persons acting with a common purpose. Such contribution shall be intentional and shall either:
(i) Be made with the aim of furthering the criminal activity or criminal purpose of the group, where such activity or purpose involves the commission of a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court; or
(ii) Be made in the knowledge of the intention of the group to commit the crime