Kenya faces a significant legal vacuum regarding accountability when donor-conceived children are born with serious deformities, leaving parents, clinics, and surrogates in an uncertain situation.

• Kenya currently lacks a comprehensive legal framework to determine liability in such cases.
• The Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill, 2022, aims to address these gaps but is yet to become law.
• Lawyers emphasize that accountability currently hinges on written contracts, medical evidence, and contractual agreements, with the surrogate mother's role primarily being a gestational carrier.