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CS Matiang’i faults sex age debate

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i (centre) after handing over textbooks to Governor John Nyagarama (right) at Nyamira Resource Centre on Friday. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has criticised the push to lower the age at which a person can legally consent to sex from 18 to 16.

Dr Matiang’i said the proposal to lower the age of consent was ill informed and did not represent the popular view of Kenyans.

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