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.