Kenya: Court Declares Prosecution of Consensual Adolescent Peer Relationships Unconstitutional
21 May 2026, 10:04 GMT
Topic: Children and Youth
Source URL: https://allafrica.com/stories/202605210179.html
[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.