05-02-2008, 04:41 PM
thanks to kimani kimani [50/50 leadership magazine] for keeping us up to date on news from kenya ms njoki ndung'u, has been nominated for the us secretary of state's award for courageous women. Us ambassador to kenya mr michael ranneberger said the embassy nominated ndung'u for her efforts towards the enactment of the sexual offences act. i quote 50/50 leadership magazine below;
ms. Njoki ndung'u "thanks to her dedication and perseverance, the subject of sexual abuse of women and children has become a household topic, bringing the critical issue out of the shadows," he said. In may, 2005, ndung'u presented the motion of intention to bring the sexual offences bill to parliament. The bill was passed into law in 2006. Before then, the law on sexual violence was spread through four different pieces of legislation, which complicated matters for victims, the police and judiciary. The definition of the offence of rape was also very limited and the law categorised rape as an issue of morality. Sentencing was entirely at the discretion of magistrates and in many cases the punishment for offenders did not fit the crime
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