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November 6, 2023
Petty offences comprise 70 per cent of the crimes processed through the criminal justice system.
November 3, 2023
Friday, November 3, 2023 - The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has asked Chief Justice Martha Koome to include the parole system in the ongoing criminal justice reform drive led by the Judicial arm of Government. This, they say, will enable inmates to get a clearer way forward after their conviction Speaking on Thursday, LSK…
October 26, 2023
The bill proposes amendments that will largely affect sex workers punishment.
October 26, 2023
Thursday, October 26, 2023 – The move by Chief Justice Martha Koome to legalize prostitution has been well-received by Atheists in Kenya. The Atheists In Kenya Society has praised CJ Koome for proposing lesser punishment for prostitution through the Penal Code Amendment Bill 2023. The society, through its President, Harrison Mumia, welcomed the proposal to delete Sections 153, 154,…
October 24, 2023
Life imprisonment abolished in proposed changes to law.
October 9, 2023
ICJ-Kenya's Elsy Sainna says this does not mean victims of crimes will be ignored.
August 2, 2023
Botswana’s parliament on Tuesday abandoned debate on a bill that if passed would decriminalize same-sex relations. In 2019, Botswana’s High Court and Court of Appeal ruled that laws criminalizing consensual same-sex relations were unconstitutional. But religious groups protested the attempt to amend the country’s laws. Minister of Justice Machana Shamukuni told parliament Tuesday that public…
August 1, 2023
Gaborone, Botswana - Botswana’s parliament on Tuesday abandoned debate on a bill that if passed would decriminalize same-sex relations. In 2019, Bot
December 2, 2021
A new bill seeking to decriminalize sex work in Kenya has been tabled in Parliament. The Penal Code Amendment Bill 2021 is sponsored by Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria and is set for the first reading in Parliament. The bill seeks to delete Section 182 of the Penal Code which gives police the powers to arrest those engaging in commercial sex in public places, beggars, and drunkards on grounds that they are idle and disorderly. Gikaria, a two-time MP, argues that law enforcement officers have...