DNA paternity tests: The search for truth and its cost to families As Kenyan courts increasingly rely on Deoxyribonucleic Acid testing evidence, questions of privacy, paternity and family stability are growing. Gender Just now
For instance, the Daily Nation reported on August 6 that Justice Richard Nyakundi of the High Court in Eldoret urged Parliament to enact a law regulating DNA testing given that courts are increasingly relying on the same on cases of inheritance, child custody, matrimonial property and other family disputes.
Data from DNA Hub Africa website shows that globally, 10 per cent of men question paternity in their life time, 30 per cent of tested cases confirm asymmetry between actual and presumed paternity, majority (60 per cent) of clients seeking the tests are men compared to 30 per cent women and 10 per cent other family members and that 70 per cent of men in sub-Saharan Arica are hesitant about the tests because of social factors.
What you need to know: DNA testing offers scientific certainty, but discovering the truth can carry profound consequences for families and children.
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