Excitement, anger as Kenya awaits ruling on decriminalizing gayLGBT activist Phelix Kasanda, also known as Mama G, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Nairobi, Kenya, February 14 , 2019. The commission has recorded more than 1,500 such attacks against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Kenyans since 2014. Many Christian and Muslim groups support the law, and the attorney general has argued decriminalizing gay sex could lead to legalizing same-sex marriage. Many Kenyans, like retired military officer Stanley Muigai Kiama, say they will reject gay people regardless of any court ruling. Either way the ruling goes, Kasanda fears further attacks - either as a backlash or by those who see the ruling as vindication.

Source: Standard Digital February 22, 2019 04:38 UTC