Kenya: Gay Activists in Kenya Protest Uganda Anti-Gay Bill

Members of the gays and lesbians association today stormed the Ugandan embassy protesting against Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The members were led by gay activist John Mathenge and their lawyer Eric Giltari. There argument was they weren't going to condone harassment and stigmatisation from private and state organs and demand that gays and lesbians be given their due respect.

Homosexuality is currently illegal in Kenya. Mathenge had stormed the Ugandan embassy to present a petition to the high commissioner Ms Angelina Chogo Wapakhabulo for the Ugandan President Museveni not to ascend to the Anti- Homosexuality Bill.

According to the association's lawyer Eric Gitari, the bill is discriminatory and full of ill will against the gay community in Uganda. Gitari said that though President Museveni has not ascended to the bill yet, gays in Uganda are already being harassed, a situation which has led them to seek asylum in Kenya.

Museveni has less than 30 days to decide whether or not to ascend to the bill which was passed by ugandan parliament in December last year.
 

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