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Section 23 of The Children Act CAP 141: Protection from harmful cultural practices, etc.

    

(1) No person shall subject a child to—
(a) in the case of a male child, forced circumcision;
(b) female genital mutilation;
(c) child marriage;
(d) virginity testing;
(e) girl child beading;
(f) except with the advice of a medical geneticist, organ change or removal in case of an intersex child; or
(g) any other cultural or religious rite, custom or practice that is likely to negatively affect the child's life, health, social wellbeing, dignity, physical, emotional or psychological development.
(2) A person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) commits anoffence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than three years or to a fine of not less than five hundred thousand shillings, or to both.
(3) A person who causes death to a child, whether directly or indirectly, inconsequence of other related procedure in contravention of subsection (1) (a) commits an offence, and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for life.

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