'Birth records of children born out of wedlock should have father's name'

Attorney General Githu Muigai at the Court of Appeal during the hearing of an application filed by the AG seeking the suspension of the clauses by the High Court temporarily lifted by the Court of Appeal.High Court Judge ,Justice George Odunga suspended eight clauses in the new security law. The case was filed by the Coalition for Reforms and Development (CORD), in the High Court suit challenging new security law.PHOTO.FIDELIS KABUNYI/STANDARD]

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has differed with Attorney General (AG) Githu Muigai on registration of children born out of wedlock.

The AG (pictured) had told the court that men who sire children out of wedlock need to be consulted by women on whether their names can appear on the child's birth certificate. Prof Githu had further argued that there is no breach of the Constitution if the man's name is not included in the birth certificate.