Daily Monitor
Wednesday May 05 2021
According to the proposed law, sexual offenders face a Shs40m fine and their data will be shared with Nira. PHOTO/COURTESY
Summary
Green light: Members of Parliament on Monday passed the Sexual Offences Bill, 2019, which if signed into law by the President, will seek to address the various sex offences in the country.
The MPs want a sex offender’s register, which will be linked to the Nira system and information shared within 10 days on conviction of the culprit.
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Persons convicted of sexual offences will have their data registered with the National Identification and Registration Authority (Nira), according to the Sexual Offences Bill, 2019 that Parliament passed on Monday night.