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| Region | Kenya |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | N/A |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The age of consent in Kenya is 18 years for heterosexuals. Since homosexual activity is illegal, there is no age of consent for homosexuals. |
| Sources | http://www.africanchildforum.org/clr/Legislation%20Per%20Country/kenya/kenya_penal_1930_en.pdf |
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Revision History (4)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Unequal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | N/A |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Homosexuality is illegal."
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | The age of consent in Kenya is 16 years for heterosexuals. Since homosexual activity is illegal, there is no age of consent for homosexuals. | The age of consent in Kenya is 18 years for heterosexuals. Since homosexual activity is illegal, there is no age of consent for homosexuals. |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | N/A |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The age of consent in Kenya is 16 years for heterosexuals. Since homosexual activity is illegal, there is no age of consent for homosexuals. |
| Sources | http://www.africanchildforum.org/clr/Legislation%20Per%20Country/kenya/kenya_penal_1930_en.pdf |
Reports (7)
- Status is not correct "Age of consent is 18 years"
- Newer law has been passed "Article 260 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 defines a child as an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years. Similarly, the Sexual Offences Act no 3 of 2006 gives minimum age of consent for sex as 18 years."
- Status is not correct "Contrary to sexual offences Act"
- Status is not correct "Age of consent is 18 years.
I am a lawyer in Kenya"
- Status is not correct "Age of consent in Kenya is 18
Source: http://kenyalaw.org/caselaw/cases/view/170043/"
- Status is not correct "Age of consent for heterosexuals in Kenya is 18"
- Status is not correct "The age of consent for heterosexual people is 18 not 16."