Activists believe the court has a chance to blaze a trail on a continent where homophobia is virulent in many communities. A three-judge bench will deliver the ruling following petitions filed by rights organisations in 2016, and which are being contested by a Christian organisation. By AFPMore by this AuthorKenya's High Court will decide Friday whether to scrap colonial-era laws which criminalise homosexuality, in a ruling that could reverberate around Africa. Activists believe the court has a chance to blaze a trail on a continent where homophobia is virulent in many communities. He said the "bedroom is not an inviolable sanctum" and compared homosexuality to crimes such as bestiality, child rape, and incest.

Source: Daily Nation February 22, 2019 04:18 UTC