What's New in Kenya's Children Act 2022
The Journey of Legislating Children's Rights in Kenya The Children Act in Kenya endeavors to domesticate the international frameworks Kenya is a signatory of. International legislation originated in the early twentieth-century industrialization period when there were no standards of protection for children. It was common for children to work alongside adults in unhygienic and unsafe conditions. As a result of growing recognition of the injustices of their situation, and propelled by a greater understanding of the developmental needs of children, it led to a movement to better protect them. International timeline of child rights 1924: The League of Nations adopts the Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child. The Declaration articulates that all people owe children the right to: means for their development; special help in times of need; priority for relief; economic freedom and protection from exploitation; and an upbringing that instils social consciousness and duty. ...