Children Act
Government of Kenya
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Child Rights Legislation
Kenya
31 December 2001
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Children Act Chapter 141[Date of assent: 31st December, 2001]
[Date of commencement: 1st March, 2002]
(2012 revised edition)
This legislation gives effect to rights and obligations of Kenya under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. For access to ongoing amendments see http://www.kenyalaw.org/kenyalaw/klr_home/
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