Court awards intersex athlete Sh1m, orders State to improve prisons

Justice Reuben Nyakundi rules that the government cannot ignore the reality of individuals identifying as a ‘third gender’ being confined in holding cells or prisons. [File, Standard]

The government must urgently cover the costs of modifying police cells and prisons to accommodate intersex persons who may come into conflict with the law, a High Court ruling has stated.

This follows a distressing case involving a Kenyan athlete now identifying as a woman, who endured harsh treatment at the hands of police officers and hospital medics.