Kenya
Practice Relating to Rule 1. The Principle of Distinction between Civilians and Combatants
Kenya’s LOAC Manual (1997) states: “Fighting is only to be directed at the enemy combatant.”
Kenya’s LOAC Manual (1997) states: “Civilians are protected from attack under the law of armed conflict. They lose their protection when they take a direct part in hostilities.”
The manual further states: “It is forbidden to attack the civilian population, individual civilians or civilian objects as a deliberate method of warfare.”