Kenya: High Court Declares Law Criminalising Suicide Unconstitutional

High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi has declared Section 226 of the Penal Code that criminalises attempted suicide as unconstitutional. 

He ruled that the Penal Code was unconstitutional for violating Articles 27, 28, and 43 of the Constitution.

In the ruling, Justice Mugambi also highlighted that it indignifies and disgraces victims of suicide ideation in the eyes of the community for actions that are beyond their mental control.

“Section 226 of the Penal Code offends Article 27 of the…