Sexual Offences Act review targets deepfakes, sextortion and 'Romeo and Juliet' cases Bill also seeks to address controversial 'Romeo and Juliet' cases by exempting some consensual adolescent relationships from automatic criminal prosecution. Gender 1 hour ago

The law further presumes that a child who commits an offence while under the age of 14 is incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong, unless the court is satisfied, based on evidence, that the child had the capacity to do so.

Twenty years after Kenya enacted the Sexual Offences Act, the country is seeking to update the law to confront forms of abuse that were barely imagined when the legislation came into force.

The proposed amendments introduce new digital sexual offences, strengthen survivor protections and require mandatory gender desks at every police station.