Kenya

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Added on: 05/29/2023
05/28/2023
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) is working towards ensuring the establishment of a legal framework that will fill the gap in the law for…

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Added on: 05/20/2023
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers and refugees living in one of Kenya’s biggest refugee camps routinely suffer hate crimes, violence, including rape, and…

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Added on: 05/19/2023
05/18/2023
Koei lives in a permanent state of tension. A baby-faced young man in his early-20s, he works in an insurance agency on the outskirts of Nairobi, the…

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Added on: 05/03/2023
The Kenyan supreme court recently struck down a government decision to ban the registration of an LGBTIQ+ community rights organisation, sparking new homophobic rhetoric in the country….

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Added on: 04/29/2023
04/28/2023
Kenyan LGBT campaigners have been fielding a surge in hate speech since a rights group supporting their cause was given the green light to register as an…

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Added on: 04/19/2023
04/18/2023
For Kenya’s lesbians and gays, a supreme court ruling allowing the rights body that represents their interests to register as a non-governmental organisation has turned out to…

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Added on: 04/17/2023
04/16/2023
Citizens will be free to apprehend individuals identifying as homosexuals if the Family Protection Bill becomes law. The Bill sponsored by Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma proposes that…

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Added on: 03/30/2023
03/27/2023
Nairobi, 27 March, 2023 / 9:45 pm (ACI Africa). Christian Professionals in Kenya have vowed to reinstate the “culture of life and family” in the East African nation…

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Added on: 03/23/2023
03/23/2023
Kenya and Uganda are moving to further curtail the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people, whose relationships are already deemed illegal in the…

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Added on: 03/18/2023
The Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops has condemned a Supreme Court of Kenya ruling allowing the registration of organizations that seek to advocate for and support LGBT…

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Added on: 03/14/2023
03/13/2023
Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has defended his push to ban the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning asexual (LGBTQ) in Kenya. The outspoken lawmaker argues…

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Added on: 03/11/2023
03/10/2023
The Ministry of Education in Kenya has initiated a campaign to address the perceived infiltration of LGBTQ advocacy in schools. The new strategy will see the government…

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Added on: 03/06/2023
03/05/2023
The LGBT community continues to be condemned countrywide as First Lady Rachel Ruto on Sunday declared it a threat to the institution of the family. Mama Rachel…

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Added on: 03/03/2023
03/02/2023
The supreme court of Kenya has criticised the government for failure to register an association for LGBTQ+ people, saying the decision discriminates against the rights of the community. Although…

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Added on: 03/02/2023
03/01/2023
Nairobi — Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot (Kericho) and his National Assembly counterpart Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu) have termed Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Kenya on…

Alturi Blog

Added on: 02/28/2023
Margerita Afom
Alturi Contributor
On January 6th, 2023, Chiloba was found dead in a metal box on the side of the road near the western Kenyan town of Eldoret. Chiloba was…

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Added on: 02/28/2023
02/26/2023
A section of Church leaders has faulted the Supreme Court of Kenya over its ruling on the LGBTQ community. In a statement by Christ is the Answer…

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Added on: 02/11/2023
02/10/2023
Conservative Anglican churches in developing countries will meet next week to consider radical action over the Church of England’s decision to bless same-sex couples in civil marriages,…

World Voices

Added on: 02/07/2023
Sarah Lestico
Alturi Contributor
Where is home for you? I have not found “home” yet. A home is a place that accepts me; where I can move freely as an LGBTIQ…

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Added on: 10/01/2022
09/30/2022
John Karanja attempted suicide three times before realising that his life, after all, had meaning. Karanja, who was born Dorcas Wangui in 1993, did not notice his…

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Added on: 09/21/2022
09/20/2022
A growing number of Kenyan labels are embracing genderless fashion, as a younger, more vocal generation calls for greater inclusivity and creativity in clothing designs. In July,…

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Added on: 09/09/2022
09/08/2022
President-elect William Ruto on Wednesday night appeared on CNN in a pre-recorded interview. The current Deputy President sat down with Christiane Amanpour to discuss among other things his…

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Added on: 08/20/2022
08/15/2022
All Imani wanted to do was to play football. But Kenyan fans, gossiping about her sexuality, had other ideas. “That one is always with girls,” Imani overheard…

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Added on: 08/19/2022
Geoffrey Rainbo* is an LGBTQ+ refugee from Uganda (@GeoffreyRainbo). I am a Ugandan gay man living in Nairobi after being relocated from the Kakuma Refugee Camp in north-western…

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Added on: 08/16/2022
08/15/2022
All Imani wanted to do was to play football. But Kenyan fans, gossiping about her sexuality, had other ideas. “That one is always with girls,” Imani overheard…

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Added on: 08/14/2022
08/12/2022
Churches in East Africa have a necessary part to play in changing attitudes and policies concerning LGBTIQ+ rights, the international charity the Arcus Foundation has said. Last…

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Added on: 07/19/2022
07/18/2022
Parades, flags and celebrations are all important to queer communities in Africa as they seek greater visibility and acceptance, despite the threats faced by many throughout the…

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Added on: 05/30/2022
Jo Moses
Alturi Contributor
When a Kenyan lesbian is murdered, who avenges their death? Feminists? LGBT activists? Anti-violence campaigners? All of these, argues the Kisumu Feminists Society of Kisumu, Kenya, should…

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Added on: 04/23/2022
4/22/22
Rights groups are calling on Kenyan authorities to investigate the murder of a non-binary lesbian, which has sparked the trending hashtag #JusticeForSheila. “No one deserves such cruel…

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Added on: 02/21/2022
02/20/2022
Kenyan Education Minister George Mahoga has caused controversy with a proposal to ban gay school kids from boarding schools. At the same time as Australia grappled with Citipointe…