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Babu Owino pushes Bill to expunge criminal records for minor offenders

Embakasi East MP. Babu Owino at Parliament on March 12, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Offenders who have served their full sentences and released under the law could have their criminal records expunged from government systems should a proposed Bill be approved by the National Assembly.

The proposed Bill by Embakasi East MP Babu Owino - the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill, 2024 - seeks to have the records of offenders expunged from their police clearance certificates such as the Good Conduct Certificate once they have served time for a crime. However, murderers, terrorists, and those who engage in sexual offences such as rape, defilement, sodomy and incest will be exempted from having their records expunged.

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