During a National Assembly debate on 4 November, Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba pressed lawmakers to support amendments to the Sexual Offences Act that would create a blacklist for repeat sexual offenders and bar them from jobs involving children or other vulnerable groups.

Wamuchomba highlighted that positions such as school bus drivers, health‑care providers and religious staff present “dangerous opportunities” for repeat perpetrators when mandatory workplace screening is absent.

The proposed Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2025 – sponsored by Garissa Woman Representative Amina Udgoon Siyad – seeks to tighten judicial prosecution of sexual crimes and outlaw informal community settlements that allow offenders to evade accountability.

Wamuchomba’s advocacy builds on a 2020 amendment she introduced as Kiambu Woman Representative, which would have required employers to verify candidates’ sexual‑offence histories for childcare or vulnerable‑person roles.

The 2020 draft attached penalties of up to KSh1 million, three years’ imprisonment, or both for organisations that knowingly hired convicted sexual offenders for sensitive positions.

Kenya already operates a Central Sexual Offenders Electronic Register, launched in June 2023, which records convictions but does not currently enforce proactive employment vetting.

Wamuchomba urged that the new amendments complement the existing register by adding mandatory background checks and workplace restrictions for repeat offenders.

She also pledged support for Siyad’s 2025 bill, which includes Section 40A to invalidate out‑of‑court settlements that attempt to resolve sexual‑assault cases outside the courts.