A non-governmental organisation,
Mandate Initiative, has petitioned Parliament to pass a bill that outlaws
homosexuality in Kenya. The chairman of Mandate Initiative, Peter Munga yesterday
asked Western countries to stop pushing for laws that compromise morality in
Africa.
He told them to uphold moral values
that will promote and advance the human race. "We are saddened with the
rise of homosexuality which is against our African values. It is with this
regard we have chosen to say no to homosexuality in Kenya. Homosexuality is not
a matter of birth but a matter of choice. That is why we have petitioned the
Parliament against it," said Munga at a hotel in Kiambu yesterday.
"The West has said it will cut
aid to African countries that will not embrace homosexuality. Our help as a
nation does not come from the East or West but from God. We have prescribed the
very reason of our being in the national anthem."
Meanwhile the Kikuyu Council of Elders
have maintained their stand against attempts to promote same-sex relationships.
Elders urged the government to uphold the law as stipulated in the constitution
and declare homosexuality illegal.
"The new constitution passed by
Kenyans is clear on homosexuality," said council chairman Wachira Kiago.
Speaking in Kasarani yesterday, he said Kikuyu elders want Kenyans should be
guided by the Holy Bible, constitution, as well as culture and traditions.
"We shall never and should never
be lectured by foreigners on how to behave because we also do not approve of
everything they do or believe in. Let us engage each other on beneficial
bilateral issues with mutual respect as our beautiful African Culture is not
negotiable," Kiago said.
The chairman said homosexuality is a
taboo and an abomination among Kikuyus, hence is totally unacceptable. "We
find it extremely demeaning to even in trying to justify who we are and what it
is that we stand for as a people; but just so you know, any two people who were
found to have engaged in this vice, should be fought," Kiago said.
Chairman of the Kikuyu elders in
Muranga county Fr Joachim Getonga said the direction the debate has taken
suggests recognition of homosexuality and prostitution which are against
African culture and more so our Christian principles.
"We condemn with the strongest
terms possible attempts to bring into our country European and American
immoralities which are dehumanising our young generation," Getonga said.
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