Nairobi, March 25 -- Employers may soon face restrictions on engaging children below the age of 18 in any employment activity if a petition by a city lawyer is successful.

Mr Clifford Odhiambo, a Nairobi-based advocate under Clifford Odhiambo and Company Advocates, has filed a petition challenging sections of the law that permit child labour.

The suit targets sections of two acts, the Employment Act, and the newly operationalised Children's Act, which Mr Odhiambo argues have provided a loophole for the exploitation of children and the violation of their rights through labor practices.

Mr Odhiambo contends that the Employment Act and the Children's Act allow unscrupulous employers to engage children below 18 years old in employment, exp...