KENYA | AFRICA
Sexual Offences Act
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence;
Sexual harassment;
Sexual violence;
Trafficking;
Violence against women and girls
Year
2006
Brief Description
The Act prohibits all forms of sexual violence and abuse, including rape (Section 3), sexual assault (Section 5), child trafficking (Section 13), trafficking for sexual exploitation (Section 18), sexual harassment (Section 23). The Act also contains provisions related to vulnerable witnesses and their protection (Sections 31 and 32).
Source of Information
CEDAW/C/KEN/Q/6/Add.1 p. 12; CEDAW/C/KEN/7, par. 27
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