About Kenya
official name: Republic of Kenya capital: Nairobi head of state: President Mwai Kibaki state: multi party democracy population: 34,707,817 independence: from Britain in 1963 languages: English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages religion: Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, indigenous beliefs 26%, Muslim 7%, other 1% currency: Kenyan shilling (KES)
Legal Wise
status of homosexuality: illegal age of consent: 16 laws covering homosexual activity: Sections 162 to 165 of the Penal Code criminalize homosexual behaviour and attempted homosexual behaviour between men, referring to it as "carnal knowledge against the order of nature". The penalty is 5 to 14 years' imprisonment. Lesbian relations are not mentioned in the law. (PB)
November 1994: Kenya deported an Australian homosexual who worked at a hotel in the resort of Lamu Nov. 2, Reuter reported. Immigration officials said the man was told to leave "to protect him from the people of Lamu who abhor homosexual activities. Two other suspected queers were targeted as well but immigration officials were unable to locate them. "Homosexuality is prohibited under our country's laws and is morally unacceptable in our society," immigration spokesman Frank Kwinga explained. "We shall not allow these people to come and teach our people bad manners." "(RW/ 951)
June 26, 1998: Kenyan law defines any sexual relations between men as a criminal act. There are, however, few prosecutions; one exception is the current (early 1998) investigation into the Forum for Positive Generation on Aids Prevention, a registered community organisation for people with HIV in Kisumu. Police allege that the organisation has been "recruiting" homosexuals.
Background information and government attitudes: Kenya opposed any discussion of lesbian issues during the 1985: UN Women's Conference.
1993: Kenya's principal immigration officer, Frank Kwinga: "homosexuality is morally unacceptable in our country" (The Guardian, London, 3/11/93 - p12 - HRHSA)
1995: President Daniel arap Moi claimed that "words like lesbianism and homosexuality do not exist in African languages"
Communication
main lines in use: 281,800 (2005) cellular telephones: 4.612 million (2005) Radio broadcast stations: AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 (2001). Radios: 3.07 million (1997). Television broadcast stations: 8 (2002). Televisions: 730,000 (1997). Internet hosts: 13,274 (2006) Internet users: 1,054,900 (2005)
links and contacts
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Articles:
gay bishop move rejected by kenya
by Mask Admin 27/9/2007
KENYA � September 27, 2007: The head of Kenya's Anglican Church has rejected a compromise over gay bishops by US Episcopal Church leaders.
gay parties woo diplomats
by Mask Admin 22/6/2007
KENYA � June 22, 2007: Amusement of triumph was rife during the recent gathering of Kenya�s gay and lesbian community in the leafy estate town of Hurligham just four kilometres from Nairobi.
homosexuals hold seminar in mombasa
by Mask Admin 23/5/2007
KENYA � May 23, 2007: About 30 homosexuals and lesbians were treated to a two-day workshop at a Mombasa hotel, sparking anger among religious and civic leaders.
african states urged to implement hiv/aids policies
by Mask Admin 2/5/2007
KENYA � May 2, 2007: Researchers have challenged African governments to implement policies and study recommendations on the fight against HIV/Aids.
homosexuals come out in kenya
by Mask Admin 29/4/2007
KENYA - April 29, 2007: Luzau Basambombo spent six months in a Kinshasa prison, abused over and over again. The Congolese human rights activist suspects that he was put behind bars because he openly admitted being homosexual. 'If you are gay in Congo, you become an outlaw,' he says.
bishops condemn homosexuality by Mask Admin 16/2/2007
tutu likens gays' treatment to apartheid, stirs african debate by Mask Admin 30/1/2007
backlash against gays and lesbians starts by Mask Admin 28/1/2007
gays and lesbians step out to demand rights by Mask Admin 26/1/2007
world social forum: long fight for justice for homosexuals by Mask Admin 23/1/2007
kenyan lesbians finally get home by Musa Ngubane 25/7/2006
african homosexuals come out of the closet by Mask Admin 13/7/2006
across the continent, gays face jail terms, discrimination by Mask Admin 23/6/2006
bishop denies kenya trip was ended by gay row by Mask Admin 5/6/2006
bishop stranded in africa blames the devil by Mask Admin 2/6/2006
homosexuals not threat to aids fight by Mask Admin 31/5/2006
request for sermon by gay rights bishop turned down by Mask Admin 26/5/2006
kenyan hosts abandon bishop due to his liberal views on gays by Mask Admin 25/5/2006
bishop is abandoned in deepest Africa by Mask Admin 24/5/2006
ack still opposed to gay marriages by Mask Admin 23/5/2006
mps disagree on drugs, rights of lesbians by Mask Admin 12/5/2006
we need to regulate it laws in east africa, says buturo by Mask Admin 1/5/2006
muslim council supports sexual bill, criticises male mps by Mask Admin 29/4/2006
acrimony as house debates sexual offences bill by Mask Admin 27/4/2006
pro-gay church community established in kenya, uganda by Mask Admin 11/4/2006
ngilu alarmed by homosexual cases by Mask Admin 5/4/2006
being gay, christian and african by Mask Admin 13/3/2006
kenya to deport man wearing dress by Mask Admin 8/12/2005
girls together by Mask Admin 21/11/2005
pcea says it will not support same sex relations by Mask Admin 2/8/2005
homosexuality debate in Kenya un-muted as key figures start questioning homophobia by Mask Admin 8/7/2005
la discussion d'homosexualit� au Kenya by Mask Admin 8/7/2005
big 'no' to same-sex unions by Mask Admin 1/7/2005
what exactly is wrong with gay marriages? by Mask Admin 27/6/2005
anglicans spurn gay church cash by Mask Admin 9/6/2005
homosexuality and the trend of hiv in kenya by Mask Admin 27/5/2005
giving homosexuality a thought by Mask Admin 23/5/2005
un body opposes sex law by Mask Admin 26/4/2005
men can be rape by Mask Admin 24/3/2005
now prisons get a new lease of life by Mask Admin 21/2/2005
bernard muiru on the day he was convicted of sodomy by Mask Admin 19/1/2005
the gay underground by Mask Admin 4/9/2004
new website will launch soon by Mask Admin 13/8/2004
a real gay time by Mask Admin 7/8/2004
health minister attacks ex-attorney general over his stand on abortion and gays by Mask Admin 3/6/2004
well men's clinic welcomes all by Mask Admin 2/5/2004
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