Nyali Member of Parliament (MP) Mohammed Ali wants to government to arrest and jail Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+).
In a post on social media, Ali insisted that homosexuality is illegal and ungodly and as such, it shouldn’t be entertained.
“Let us not waste time discussing LQBTQ or whatever name they call it. It’s illegal, God doesn’t like it and we should not entertain it. On this one Democracy my foot! Jail them,” Mohammed Ali tweeted.
Kenya’s constitution forbids homosexuality in its entirety.
The Kenyan Penal Code, which dates back to the British colonial period, holds liable to imprisonment any person involved in “unnatural offences” or “carnal knowledge against the order of nature” (up to 14 years), and any males involved in “indecent practices” (up to five years).
Kenya’s Penal Code, which criminalises same-sex activity, remain intact, especially following a High Court ruling in May 2019 which rejected a petition calling for the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the country.
