Section 41, The Payment Systems Act, 2009

(1) Any officer or employee of the Central Bank or officer,employee or member of a management body, who for personal gain makes use of any information acquired– (a) in the performance of his functions under this Act; Or (b) under the constitution or rules of any system, which relates to the affairs of a particular participant in a system commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding Le25,000,000 or an amount twice the value of his gain, whichever is the greater or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both the fine and imprisonment. (2) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that the information used was generally known to the members of the public or to a substantial section of the public.