Should Kenyans Be Jailed for Attempting Suicide? Judge Makes Fresh Ruling
submitted 11 months ago by Samuelwriter_ke
submitted 11 months ago by Samuelwriter_ke
- High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi declared Section 226 of the Penal Code, which criminalizes attempted suicide, as unconstitutional for violating certain articles of the Constitution.
- The ruling highlighted that criminalizing mental health issues like suicide ideation is discriminatory and violates the rights of individuals, and a petition filed by the Kenya National Commission of Human Rights and the Kenya Psychiatric Association sought to scrap this penal code section to protect the rights of individuals struggling with mental health issues.
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