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Kenyan teenagers: Don't lower consent age for sex, we're not ready to be adults

Teenagers have opposed the renewed push to have the age of consent for sex lowered to 16 years.

According to a report by the National Gender and Equity Commission released on Wednesday, 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.

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