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Kenyan court rules parts of law criminalising consensual sex between adolescents invalid

· Straits Times

NAIROBI, May 20 - A Kenyan court ruled on Wednesday that sections of a law targeting sexual offences in the East African nation cannot apply to minors found to have had consensual intercourse, a decision that rights groups expect to set a precedent in how the country handles relationships among adolescents.