Abortion is illegal in Kenya unless the mother's life is in danger, however government statistics show over 400,000 abortions are carried out annually. By AFPMore by this AuthorA human rights activist who went missing a week ago has been found dead at a city mortuary after a botched abortion, police said Tuesday. A police source said that Mwatha, who was five months pregnant, had died at a clinic where she had gone for the abortion. Abortion is illegal in Kenya unless the mother's life is in danger, however government statistics show over 400,000 abortions are carried out annually. In November 2018 authorities banned British charity Marie Stopes International over adverts it said promoted abortion, lifting it a month later.

Source: Daily Nation February 12, 2019 15:33 UTC