President William Ruto has praised US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise only two genders, saying it aligns with Kenya’s belief that boys must remain boys and girls remain girls. Speaking at Global Cathedral Church in Nairobi on Sunday, January 26, Ruto said the move reflects shared values between the two nations. “We are proud […]
The new marriage law uses gender-neutral terms in place of “men”, “women”, “husbands” and “wives”, also clearing the way for transgender people to wed, and grants adoption and inheritance rights to all married couples.
In July 2023, Kaluma tabled a “Family Protection Bill” in the country’s parliament that seeks, among other things, to ban homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and gender reassignment prescriptions or procedures.
Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a “special case” in the opposition of homosexuality by bishops and many other people on the continent. Speaking in the interview Francis said he was confident that, except for Africans, critics of his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples would eventually understand […]
Kaloleni Member of Parliament (MP) Paul Katana has threatened to sue three of his constituents for allegedly linking his office to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community. Katana has filed a complaint with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kilifi against the three; Steven Garama, Kitsao Ngowa and Maxwell Konde, alleging […]
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