How project secures rights of 12,000 children

Head of European Union Delegation to Kenya, Ambassador Stefano Dejak with Cynthia Muthange, a class eight pupil from Kirigiti Rehabilitation School, in Kiambu.He said children particularly girls are exposed to many forms of violence but the majority of cases go unnoticed, unaddressed or, at times, ignored by the criminal justice system. PHOTO BY KAMAU MAICHUHIE.

About 12,000 children in the juvenile justice system have benefited from a three-year programme to protect their rights.

The programme - supported by the European Union and the government- was set up to help eliminate forms of violence against children under the State’s custody and protection.