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The evidence given by cases of mild to moderate intellectual disabilities are not admissible by court. Thus there are very few successful prosecutions in cases where the complainant is a person with intellectual disability. Kenya Society for the Intellectually Handicapped continues to work relentlessly in this area to bring justice to the intellectually disabled. It provides legal assistance and arranges for expert opinion in such cases. It has fought for early hearings of cases involving the intellectually disabled because delay often leads to miscarriage of justice since the intellectually disabled person forgets what has happened to him/her. KSMH has also sensitized judges and magistrates to make the court environment less intimidating for persons with intellectual disabilities. The case of Njoroge (first on left), a highly sexually abused intellectually disabled person is still in court. He was brutally sodomised by some people in the neighborhood and lodged a complaint. He was rescued and his case taken to court helped by the lawyer (centre). The young woman (photo on right hand side) was sexually assaulted by no less than 16 men at different times. Her mother got suspicious when she complained about pain in her private parts and took her to the doctor. She was heavily infected with STIs. The mother slowly got all the story out of her and lodged a complain with the police. The case is now in court. |
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