This paper is based on research that sought to investigate the procedures of theatre for community development in Kenya. This article was stimulated by this larger research and is particularly an interrogation of the ethics of practice in the enterprise of theatre for community development. It critically interrogates the roles of the different interested stakeholders, their motives and attitudes. The article also comments on possible strategies that can be introduced in the practice of theatre for development to inculcate a sense of acceptable ethics. The research that resulted in this paper employed both quantitative and qualitative research methods.