New law: No more jail term and remand for child offenders

Kamiti Juvenile Prison. [Standard]

Minors in conflict with the law will now be corrected by the community and not hauled to courts and subsequently held in borstal institutions.

In a raft of sweeping changes introduced in the Children Act, 2021, children who end up in court for minor offences such as theft and arson will be corrected through diversion.

Diversion will ensure a child will understand they have done something wrong, hence their rehabilitation.