Kenya: MP to Table Child Support Bill to Tame Irresponsible Men

2 December 2017

Every man who sires a child and does not provide maintenance shall be compelled by law to deposit 50 per cent of his monthly income with the child's mother if a new bill is passed and signed into law.

The child support bill, sponsored by Thika Town MP Patrick Wainaina, will also see the government provide free DNA testing services to women seeking to prove paternity of their children.

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