Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lobby convene at the high court on February 22, 2019 for the ruling on whether same-sex unions should be legalised. The judges held that homosexuality is still illegal. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Barack Obama once challenged President Uhuru Kenyatta to pronounce himself on gay rights during his 2015 visit.
As long as they practise homosexuality in private, without attempting to shove it down everyone else’s throat, LGBTs cannot allege discrimination and, indeed, they have nothing to fear.
"There come (sic) a time when the nation is more important than an individual…." I may be quoting Prof George Saitoti (RIP) out of context, but I find no better way to describe the situation three judges found themselves in as they upheld sections of our law that proscribe same-sex unions.
On Friday, High Court judges Roselyn Aburili, Chacha Mwita and John Mativo made a ruling that was reminiscent of March 18, 2002 when then-Vice-President Saitoti resignedly uttered the famous words.
