An article from "Children's Voices"
We need Freedom of Association

Children are disadvantages because of the bad laws in Kenya. A good example is the intimidation and harassment meted out by police officers. It happened when I attended a political meeting in our area. When the meeting was underway, we saw heavily armed policemen. They had come to disperse the meeting because it was illegal. They started beating everyone including the politicians. They whipped me mercilessly. I realized that is I do not escape, I could get killed.
 

To this day I do not understand why policemen beat us.

By Rutto Isaack (13)
Kericho

The 8 representatives of the 8 provinces of Kenya presented the following memorandum to the attorney General of Kenya.
"We the Kenyan children who are participating in the National Children's Assembly are calling for the following issues concerning us to be included in the new kenyan Constitution."

• Definition of a child
• Right to survival
• Right to automatic citizenship
• Right to Protection
• Right to participation and freedom of expression
• Development rights
• Development rights
• Right to inheritance
• Best Interest Principle
• Ministry of children affairs

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