Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 990

990. In the case of any improper behaviour under the last preceding article, it shall be law ful for the judge or magistra te to whom it appertains to enforce order during the public sittings of the court under article 988 to punish the contemner - (a) with reprimand; (b) with expulsion from the court; (c) with arrest for a period n ot exceeding twenty-four hours in a place within the building in which the court sits; Cap. 9. (d) with a fine ( ammenda o r multa ) in terms of the Criminal Code . Punishment for indecent words or gestures or insulting remarks in facie curiae. Cap. 9.