President Ruto directs Attorney-General to file petition challenging Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ right - News Summed Up

President Ruto directs Attorney-General to file petition challenging Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ right


President William Ruto. [File, Standard]President William Ruto says Attorney-General Justin Muturi will in coming days’ file petition at Supreme Court to have ruling on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) right reviewed. "The Attorney-General Justin Muturi on behalf of the government will be moving to court seeking a review of the LGBTQ ruling by the Supreme Court on Friday, February 24, 2023. The Supreme Court of Kenya on Friday, February 24 ruled that the NGO Board’s decision to bar homosexuals from forming recognised groups is discriminatory. On November 23, 2021 the Supreme Court heard the case challenging decisions of the High Court and Court of Appeal to allow the Kenyan National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) to be officially registered as a non-governmental organisation (NGO).


Source: Daily Nation March 19, 2023 14:22 UTC



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