The kenya Childrens Act is
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Part 1 – Preliminary
Section
1. Short title and commeRealization of the rights of the child.
4. Best interests of the child.
5. Non-discrimination.
6. Right to parental care.
7. Right to education.
8. Right to religious education.
9. Right to health care.
10 .Protection from child labour and armed conflict.
1l. Name and nationality.
12. Disabled child.
13. Protection from abuse
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Part 1 – Preliminary
Section
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Interpretation.
Part II - Safeguards For The Rights And Welfare Of The Child
3. Realization of the rights of the child.
4. Best interests of the child.
5. Non-discrimination.
6. Right to parental care.
7. Right to education.
8. Right to religious education.
9. Right to health care.
10 .Protection from child labour and armed conflict.
1l. Name and nationality.
12. Disabled child.
13. Protection from abuse etc.
14. Protection from harmful cultural rites etc.
15. Protection from sexual exploitation.
16. Protection from drugs.
17. Leisure and recreation.
18. Torture and deprivation of liberty.
19. Right to privacy.
20. Penalties.
21. Duties and responsibilities of a child.
22. Enforcement of rights.
Part III – Parental Resp ons ibility
23. Definition of parental responsibility.
24 Who has parental responsibility.
25 Acquisition of parental responsibility by father.
26 Parental responsibility agreement etc.
27 Transmission of parental responsibility.
28 Extension of responsibility beyond eighteenth birthday.
29 Regulations by Chief Justice.
30. Establishment of National Council for Children’s Services.
31. Composition of Council.
32. Functions of the Council .
33. Power of the Council.
34. Co-option and Committees.
35. Regulations by the Council.
36. Expenses.
37. Appointment of Director, Deputy Directors and Children’s Officers.
38. Functions of Director.
39. Penalty for obstruction.
40. The role of local authorities.
41. Appointed local authorities.
42. Loca1 authority welfare schemes.
43. Delegation of powers and duties by approved local authorities.
44. Delegation of functions of county councils.
45. Delegation to charitable children’s institution.
46. Powers of local authorities to incur expenditure in temporary care.
Part V - Children’s Ins titutions
Rehabilitation Schools and Remand Homes
47. Establishment of rehabilitation schools.
48. Separate sections in the rehabilitation schools.
49. Obligation of managers.
50. Establishment of children’s remand homes.
51. Supervision of rehabilitation schools and children’s remand homes.
52. Leave of absence.
53. Revocation of children’s committal order.
54. Transfers and supervision after release.
55. Treatment of absconders and children of difficult character.
56. Removal to hospital.
57. Authority for confinement in children’s remand homes, rehabilitation
schools and hospital.
Charitable Children’s Institutions
58. Definition of a charitable children’s institution.
59. Exceptions.
60. Proof of registration.
61. Institution set up by a person or unincorporated body of persons.
62. Criteria for approval of programmes
63. Deception of children in a charitable children’s institution.
64. Duty to maintain a child in a charitable children’s institution.
65. Director to monitor progress of children.
66. Appointment and powers of approved officers.
67. Inspection of charitable children’s institutions.
68. Inspection Committees.
69. Duty to notify the Area Advisory Council.
70. Review of programming.
71. Cancellation of a programme.
72. Regulations.
Part VI - Children’s Courts
73. Jurisdiction of Children’s Courts.
74. Sittings of Children’s Courts.
75. Power to clear court.
76. General principles with regard to proceedings in Children’s Court.
77. Lega1 aid.
78. Reports.
79. Appointment of guardian ad litem.
80. Appeals.
Part VII - Custody And Maintenanc e
81. Meaning of custody, care and control.
82. Custody.
83. Principles to be applied in making custody order.
84. Restriction on removal of child where applicant has provided home for
three years.
85. Return of child taken away in breach of section 80.
86. Disputes between joint custodians.
87. Revocation of custody order.
88. Interim Custody orders.
89. Agreement not to be invalid by reason of giving custody to mother.
Maintenance of Children
90. Joint maintenance of children.
91. Power to make maintenance order.
92. Maintenance during matrimonial proceedings.
93. Financial provisions.
94. Financial provisions by step-parents and father of child born out of wedlock.
95. Power to order maintenance monies to be paid to person other than
the applicant.
96. Duration of financial provisions.
97. Interim orders.
98. Other maintenance provisions.
99. Power to impose conditions and to vary order.