KENYA | AFRICA
Children's Act (Minimum Age of Marriage)
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Child early and forced marriage;
Female genital mutilation
Year
2001
Brief Description
The Children's Act of 2001 provides for protection against early marriage and female genital mutilation (Section 14) and prevention of consequential health and education implications. The law has removed ambiguity and contradictions in the age of marriage by stipulating that the minimum age of marriage for both boys and girls is 18 years.
Source of Information
CEDAW/C/KEN/6 paras. 4 and 172; CEDAW/C/KEN/7, par. 259
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