Who’s the daddy? All you need to know about paternity testing

Fifty per cent of Kenyan men who go for paternity testing at the Government Chemist turn out not to be the real fathers of the children they have invested in emotionally and financially. This is according to information from The African Woman and Child Feature Service.

There are times when couples are compelled to ascertain, through science, the parentage of their children. One good example is when a partner is doubtful of fidelity or in the interest to safeguard rightful heirs. While it is almost automatic to determine maternity since the woman who gave birth is mostly the mother, surrogacy makes it a grey area that needs clarification when alternative parenthood methods are employed.