Kenya Court of Appeal has overturned a landmark 2022 High Court ruling that had recognized access to abortion as a constitutional right, declaring that abortion is not a fundamental right under the country’s constitution. The ruling, delivered on April 24, 2026, in Malindi, sets aside the earlier High Court judgment and reinstates criminal proceedings linked
Law enforcement officers in Marsabit have arrested two people in the Marsabit abortion case. In a statement, the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said a 23-year-old woman, Morme Wario, was nabbed for procuring an illegal abortion, alongside a 50-year-old quack doctor, Haron Muthuri, who carried out the procedure. The arrests came after disturbing reports from