Court of appeal upholds abortion not a constitutional right

The Constitution expressly prohibits it but provides exceptions in limited circumstances when it may be permissible (Photo: Gemini)

The Court of Appeal has overturned a landmark judgment that had affirmed women's and girls' right to abortion.

Upholding Kenya's abortion ban as constitutional, Justices Gatembu Kairu, Dr Imaana Laibuta and Ngenye Macharia ruled that the Constitution guarantees the right to life, and that terminating an unborn child amounts to denying that right.