A trans woman known only as SC lived as her affirmed gender since childhood and held supporting documents from another country. In June 2019 she was arrested at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital on charges of "impersonation", taken to a women's prison and strip-searched. A court ordered gender determination including genital examination, hormone testing, blood sampling and radiological testing, and her medical records were later leaked. SC sued the Kenya Prisons Service and Eldoret hospital claiming unconstitutional treatment and violation of dignity. Justice Reuben N Nyakundi awarded 1,000,000 Kenyan Shillings and ordered the government to enact or amend legislation to protect trans rights. Kenya criminalises same-sex activity between men and LGBTQ+ people face discrimination and violence.
In June 2019, according to Q News, SC was arrested while visiting Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, on charges of "impersonation". She was taken to a women's prison and strip searched. A court ordered that she be subjected to "gender determination," which included a genital examination, hormone testing, blood sampling and radiological testing. Her medical records were later leaked to journalists.
Sitting in Eldoret, justice Reuben N Nyakundi awarded her 1,000,000 Kenyan Shillings (£5,700/$7,700) in damages. The judge ruled that SC's rights to dignity, privacy and freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment had been violated and he ordered the government to address the rights of trans Kenyans either by introducing a transgender protection rights act or by amending the Intersex Persons Bill.
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