Leader of Majority Aden Duale, who sponsored the amendments, said the impression created by the Bill was not right and asked the House to make proposals to cure it. "I will therefore write to the Speaker to ensure that the section is withdrawn," Duale said during debate on the Bill yesterday. This means disputed changes to the Sexual Offences Act will be effected at the committee stage. If they sail through, the changes will also see a register of sexual offenders updated monthly. "It is wrong to reduce the age of consent to 16 years," he said.

Source: Standard Digital February 02, 2017 18:19 UTC