A Kenyan court has given the government seven days to respond to a petition filed on behalf of over 1,000 intersex persons, addressing critical issues regarding healthcare, education, and legal recognition for this marginalized community. The case highlights ongoing violations of their fundamental rights.

• The petition argues that amendments to the Children Act, which prohibits surgeries on intersex children, are being misinterpreted by hospitals, leading to denial of necessary medical care even in life-threatening situations for petitioners like one in "urgent need of medical intervention."
• Lawyers Matiko Mang'era and Eric Keli are representing the petitioners, asserting claims of denial of access to emergency healthcare, the right to education, recognition of identity, and protection from harassment.
• The petition details how intersex individuals face challenges in schools due to discrepancies between their physical appearance and birth certificate gender, and how adults are often criminalized or charged with impersonation by law enforcement instead of receiving protection, with changing identity documents costing up to Ksh. 75,000 for tests abroad.