DPP wants law on jailing sex offenders sustained

DPP says sex offences are heinous and should be treated differently, especially where victims are vulnerable. [iStockphoto]

The Director of Public Prosecutions has urged the Supreme Court to reverse the order by Court of Appeal outlawing mandatory sentences for sexual offences.

In his arguments before Kenya's apex court, the DPP argues that Members of Parliament were clear that sex pests are a danger to society if they are given lean sentences.