Kenya

	Kenya
	Information
Region	Africa
Population	34707800
GDP (millions USD)	29,299
	National Policies
Eggs for assisted reproduction	?
Eggs for research	?
Inheritable genetic modification	?
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis	?
Reproductive cloning	?
Research cloning	?
Sex selection	?
Surrogacy	no policy
	International Agreements
2005 UN Cloning Vote	YES
2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention	not ratified

Key laws and policies

At present, Kenya does not have laws or policies regarding the subject matter discussed on this BioWiki.

Two recent bills have been introduced into parliament:

1. The Reproductive Health Care Bill, 2014, was introduced into the Senate by Judith Sijeny, Senator and had its first reading on 12th June 2014. (See http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/bills/2014/ReproductiveHealthCareBill2014__1_.pdf.)
2. The In-Vitro Fertilization Bill, 2014, was introduced by Millie Odhiambo Mabona, Member of Parliament, and had its first reading on 14 October 2014. (See http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/bills/2014/In-VitroFertilizationBill2014.pdf.)

(Note: Bills need to go through three readings. Neither has yet progressed to second readings.)

Assisted reproduction and surrogacy are practiced.

Clinics advertise the following services:

Newspaper reports note significant secrecy surrounding surrogacy. For example, surrogate mothers are reported to "hide away" for the duration of their pregnancy or move to neighboring towns. (See for example, http://www.africareview.com/Special-Reports/Surrogacy-in-Kenya-gains-pace/-/979182/1322482/-/d5ajxe/-/index.html.)

For information regarding bills of parliament and their progress, see http://kenyalaw.org/kl/index.php?id=4248.