Kenyans Are Disappointed By The Ruling On The Decriminalization Of Homosexuality

[SirReginald]

Kenyans are Disappointed by the Postponement of the Ruling on the Decriminalization of Homosexuality
Today ought to have been a landmark ruling for the Kenyan LGBT community.

Kenyans were all eagerly anticipating the repealing of section 162 of Kenya's Penal Code which criminalizes homosexuality. However, the ruling has been postponed by the courts. Many Kenyans feel that the postponement only serves to highlight how unimportant the rights of the LGBT community are in the country.

Petitions 150 and 234 were brought before the Kenyan High Court last year and called for the repeal of section 162 and 165 which violate the constitutional rights to privacy, freedom of expression, the right to human dignity and freedom from non-discrimination. The ruling of these joint petitions, is what has been postponed.

Justice Chacha Mwita says the postponement is primarily due to having to go through volumes of documents which were presented to them manually. The court has asked that the ruling be delivered instead on the 24 of May.

Activists, Christian and Muslim organizations alike, the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya (GALCK), the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) and Nyanza Rift Valley and Western Kenya Network (NYARWEK) are all in support of the petitions.

Kenyan poet and activist Shailja Patel, South African sexual reproductive rights advocate Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng and Kenyan feminist Brenda Wambui are just some of the figures supporting the #repeal162 movement. Kenya is one of numerous African countries where homosexuality is still criminal.

Kenyans are Disappointed by the Postponement of the Ruling on the Decriminalization of Homosexuality

 

[SirReginald]

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

You ok bro?

 

[SirReginald]

You ok bro?

I'm just the thread starter that's reporting the news I support my Black LGBT brotha and sista, but the title is misleading. LGBT only make up a small percentage in the total population.

 

[Red Shield]

Your parents are disappointed you don't have a job

 

[Theyeboah]

I don't see the point. No one will arrest you in Africa if you keep you homosexual activities in your father's house. No one actually jails you unless you flaunting your homo shyt everywhere.

They should keep it as is cause the vast majority of the country does not support it.

 

[Family Lives Matter]

Your Kenyan mother is disappointed in your jobless homosexual ass

 

[BlackJesus]

I don't see the point. No one will arrest you in Africa if you keep you homosexual activities in your father's house. No one actually jails you unless you flaunting your homo shyt everywhere.

They should keep it as is cause the vast majority of the country does not support it.

Being gay is not a crime. Regardless whether you agree with it or not.

 

[Theyeboah]

Being gay is not a crime. Regardless whether you agree with it or not.

I don't agree with forcing your laws upon others. Cause obviously there's a lot of governmental arm twisting behind the scenes to get it done from the western world. And no politician wants to be known as the gay supporting homo minister. So there's why there's this impasse , politicians tryna please both sides.

 

[Black Nate Grey]

I'm fine with this. It shouldn't be a crime. You dont want to oppress and discriminate against your own citizens especially if they can potentially contribute to the Countries growth.

As long they dont try to import the Agenda there, Africa is generally, in public, socially conservative though. Will be interesting to see how this develops.

 

[EBK String]

All the issues is Africa and men have the right to fukk each other in the ass and women having the right to lick each other p*ssy is news?