In Kenya today, we are faced with a legal and moral dilemma that demands both common sense and compassion: Should two teenagers who fall in love and engage in consensual sex be treated as criminals? This question has been reignited by a recent High Court case where Justice Bahati Mwamuye suspended defilement charges against two adolescents. The case involves a teenage couple, both 17 at the time, who entered a consensual relationship, later became parents, and were then dragged into court. The boy is now facing defilement charges for what is, by all accounts, a mutual teenage relationship. Let’s be clear: adults who…