Nairobi, Aug. 11 -- A High Court judge has called on Parliament to enact a law regulating the use of DNA testing, saying that courts are increasingly being forced to resolve paternity disputes without a clear legal framework.

Justice Reuben Nyakundi said DNA profiling has become a recurring feature in disputes involving inheritance, child custody and matrimonial property, making it necessary for lawmakers to establish clear rules on when courts can compel testing and how genetic information should be handled.

He said the proposed legislation should ensure DNA technology is used in a manner that complies with the Constitution while safeguarding the rights to privacy, dignity and bodily integrity.

"I have in mind the necessity of procedu...