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The law itemises a number of sexual crimes, including rape, including gang rape, incest, sexual assault, defilement of a child and other [1] sexual offences against children. It also prohibits pimping, the abuse of positions of trust for sexual purposes, sexual exploitation of the mentally vulnerable, the intentional transmission of life ...
They were the last people executed in Kenya to date. [6] In 2010, the Court of Appeal repealed the mandatory death sentence for murder in Mutiso v. Republic, the third national court in common-law Africa to do so. [8] In 2016, President Uhuru Kenyatta commuted the death sentences of 2,747 inmates on death row to life imprisonment.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Kenya face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents.[4] [5] Sodomy is a felony per Section 162 of the Kenyan Penal Code, punishable by 21 years' imprisonment, and any sexual practices (termed "gross indecency") are a felony under section 165 of the same statute, punishable by five years' imprisonment.
Assault: The offence is defined by section 265 of the Code. [51] Assault with a weapon: Section 267(a) of the Code. [51] Assault causing bodily harm: Section 267(b) of the Code. [51] Aggravated assault: Section 268 of the Code. [51] Assaulting a peace officer, etc.: Section 270 of the Code. [51] Sexual assault: Section 271 of the Code. [51]
Pages in category "Law of Kenya" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ... Code of Conduct;
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In Kenya, along with in other parts of Africa, sexual coercion among adolescents is common. [4] Sexual coercion is defined as any experience in which a person is "compelled to have sex against his or her will." [4] In a research survey in Kenya in 2004, 11% of men and 21% of women aged 10–24 had experienced sexual coercion in their lifetime. [4]
The Proposed Constitution of Kenya in Sec 26(4) reiterates and reaffirms the current Kenyan penal code by stating: Abortion is not permitted unless, in the opinion of a trained health professional, there is need for emergency treatment, or the life or health of the mother is in danger, or if permitted by any other written law. However, the ...