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What are the rights enjoyed by Children in Kenya?

What are the rights enjoyed by Children in Kenya?

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Eric
a) Every child has the right to a name and nationality from birth
b) Every child has the right to free and compulsory basic education.
c) Every child has the right to basic nutrition, shelter and health care.
d) Every child has the right to be protected from abuse, neglect, harmful cultural practices, all
forms of violence, inhuman treatment and punishment, and hazardous or exploitative labour.
e) Every child has the right to parental care and protection, which includes equal responsibility of
the mother and father to provide for the child, whether they are married to each other or not.
f) Every child has the right not to be detained, except as a measure of last resort, and when
detained, to be held for the shortest appropriate period of time.
g) Every child has the right to separate from adults and in conditions that take account of the
child’s sex and age.
h) Every child has the right to a child’s best interests are of paramount importance in every
matter concerning the child.
ericmunguti answered the question on September 25, 2018 at 05:44

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