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Aden Duale: Clause reducing age of consent will be removed

"I will therefore write to the Speaker to ensure that the section is withdrawn," Duale said during debate on the Bill yesterday.PHOTO: COURTESY

The National Assembly Speaker will be expected to expunge a section reducing the age of consent to 16 in proposed changes to sexual offences laws.

Leader of Majority Aden Duale, who sponsored the amendments, said the impression created by the Bill was not right and asked the House to make proposals to cure it.

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