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Kenya: Court Declares Prosecution of Consensual Adolescent Peer Relationships Unconstitutional

21 May 2026, 10:04 GMT
Kenya: Court Declares Prosecution of Consensual Adolescent Peer Relationships Unconstitutional

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has delivered a landmark judgment declaring that the application of Kenya's Sexual Offences Act to prosecute adolescents engaged in consensual, non-coercive peer relationships violates multiple constitutional rights.