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Court in dilemma over jailing adults who commit crime as minors

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Justice Heston Nyaga says it is unfair to shield minors below 14 years from criminal culpability. [iStockphoto]

A High Court Judge has sparked a debate over his views that some minors are discriminated against during the trial and determination of their cases.

Justice Heston Nyaga in his judgment said that it is unfair to shield minors below 14 years from criminal culpability while subjecting those who are 15 to 17 years to the full wrath of the law for crimes they committed as minors.

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