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Teens reject plan to lower consent age for sex from 18 to 16 years

THE STANDARD
By
Mercy Kahenda |
March 17th 2021 at 21:28:15 GMT +0300
Portrait of African girls studying in a rural classroom. [Picture, Standard]
Teenagers have opposed the renewed push to have the age of consent for sex lowered to 16 years from the current 18 years.
According to a report by the National Gender and Equity Commission released yesterday, teenagers argued that if the age of consent is lowered from the current 18 to 16 years, it would imply they would start taking up adult roles.
They also feared that adults mostly men would take advantage of younger girls resulting in increased cases of sexual violence in schools and homes.

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