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MPs throw out proposals to reduce age of consent to 16

Jubilee Parliamentary majority leader Aden Duale

Some lawmakers blocked attempts to amend the Sexual Offences Act to reduce the age of consent to 16 from 18.

The MPs opposed the amendments that would have lowered the age at which a young person can legally consent to sexual activity.

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