Rights groups have hailed the ruling as a "tremendous step" for gay rights in the conservative country. Kenya has been listed by LGBTQ rights groups has a country that sponsors homophobia through its laws and policies.
Kenya's Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled that the use of forced anal exams used to determine whether homosexual men engaged in sex is illegal.
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