Groups seek expungement of criminal records after court ruling on teen relationships (opens original article in a new tab)

Kenyan civil society groups are pushing for the expungement of criminal records for minors prosecuted under the Sexual Offences Act following a High Court ruling that deemed the criminalisation of consensual adolescent relationships unconstitutional.

• Civil society organisations in Kenya are calling for expungement of criminal records for minors prosecuted under the Sexual Offences Act.
• A High Court ruling declared the criminalisation of consensual adolescent peer relationships unconstitutional, citing violations of constitutional rights.
• The court directed agencies to distinguish between consensual relationships and cases involving abuse, and to develop policies for adolescent access to health services.