Medics urge Parliament to decriminalise attempted suicide

Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital. [David Gichuru, Standard]

The Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital management has appealed to MPs to repeal Section 226 of Kenya's Penal Code, which imposes criminal liability on individuals who attempt suicide.

The management argues that individuals who attempt suicide are often grappling with mental illness and thus require medical intervention rather than punitive measures.