Can police hold me for days without taking me to court?
No. You must be brought before a court within 24 hours, or by the end of the next court day if that time ends outside court hours.
Article 49 requires an arrested person to be brought to court as soon as reasonably possible and not later than 24 hours after arrest. If the 24 hours end outside court hours or on a non-court day, the limit is the end of the next court day. At that appearance you must be charged, told why detention continues, or released. A law may limit these rights for members of the defence forces and police (Article 24).
“to be brought before a court as soon as reasonably possible, but not later than— (i) twenty-four hours after being arrested;”
Article 49: Rights of arrested persons
Summaries and answers are a plain-English guide written by Iam254, not legal advice. The official text is what counts. Official text: Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Kenya Law (National Council for Law Reporting), legislation as at 3 September 2010. It has not been amended since.