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Kenya High Court ends criminal prosecutions for teens
Filed: May 22, 2026 at 3:03 AM ET
Summary: Kenya’s High Court ruled that young people in consensual under-age sex cases should not face criminal prosecution.
WHO: Kenya’s High Court
WHAT: Ruled that authorities must distinguish between abusive and consensual under-age teenage relationships and ordered improved access to sexual and reproductive health education and services.
WHEN: May 21, 2026 at 11:56 AM ET
WHERE: Kenya
WHY: The court ruled that consensual under-age sexual relationships involving teenagers should not be treated as criminal defilement.
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