This archive report was first published on 29 October 2019.
On October 29, 2019, Murang'a Senator Irungu Kang'ata proposed a law aimed at punishing deadbeat fathers who deliberately fail to pay child support.
The proposed law would blacklist individuals who fail to pay child support at the Credit Reference Bureau and put them on notice for monitoring by other lenders.
This move could severely impact deadbeat fathers, making it difficult for them to access credit or loans from mobile lenders.
Senator Kang'ata argued that it is irresponsible for men to make children with women and then abandon them, leaving the women to struggle financially.
He proposed several punishments for deadbeat fathers, including barring them from leaving the country by Immigration departments.
However, the boychild society of Dandora has criticized the proposed law, claiming it is a way to suppress the boychild.
On the other hand, women seem to support the motion, praising Senator Kang'ata as a critical thinker and sober leader.
It remains unclear how the proposed law would handle cases where women demand more than the fathers can afford to pay.
Should the bill pass, it is unclear whether there would be provisions to cap the amounts that baby-mamas can demand from their children's fathers.
