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Kenya: Companies Make Economic Case for LGBTIQ+ Rights in Kenya
Nation, 4 July 2021
A coalition of 27 global companies has asked Kenya to fully recognise gays, lesbians, bisexuals and the transgender to unlock more billions into the economy. Read more »
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Africa: Africa Day Marks Resistance to State-Sponsored Homophobia
Iranti, 25 May 2021
Africa will not be free until all its people are free and LGBTI persons are allowed to live their lives without fear, says South African-based advocacy… Read more »
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Kenya: The Faithful Find Humanity in Kenya's Queer Folk
New Frame, 7 April 2021
Viewed as 'demonic and bedevilled' by many, queer people across Kenya's largely conservative coastal region are finding acceptance among a small group of religious leaders. Read more »
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Kenya: Human Rights Committee Raises Concerns About Past and Upcoming Elections in Dialogue With Kenya
OHCHR, 11 March 2021
Gender-based Discrimination, Anti-corruption Measures Also Among Issues Broached Read more »
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Kenya: Islam and Sexuality in Kenya
African Arguments, 1 March 2021
Due to the diverse nature of the country, Kenya's Muslim population is characterized by clear racial, ethnic, linguistic and sectarian fragmentation. In addition to the Arab and… Read more »
Companies Make Economic Case for LGBTIQ+ Rights in Kenya
A coalition of 27 global companies has asked Kenya to fully recognise the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities, to unlock billions for the economy.
The coalition Open for Business, comprises Microsoft, Google, Barclays, Standard Chartered, Diageo, IBM, PwC, American Express, Burberry, among others.
In a report titled, The Economic Case for LGBT+ Inclusion in Kenya, they say Kenya loses between U.S.$171 million and U.S.$1,2 billion every year because of policies that assign criminality and discriminate against members of the LGBTQ+ community, writes Elvis Ondieki for The Nation.
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Security will be increased to protect LGBTIQA+ people living at Kakuma camp in northwestern Kenya, a UN official has said, following the death of a gay man who was set alight in ... Read more »
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On May 24, 2019, Kenya may be the first East African country to decriminalize homosexuality if petitioners win a court challenge of the colonial-era law. Read more »
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Homosexuality is taboo in the East African nation and persecution of sexual minorities is rife. Under sections of Kenya's penal code, gay sex - or "carnal knowledge against the ... Read more »
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The judges have declined to decriminalise same-sex relationships, despite it sparking "harassment, arbitrary arrest, evictions, limitations in freedoms of association, limitations ... Read more »
