Kenya: Wetangula Says Supreme Court Ruling On Lgbtq Will Lead to Unintended Consequences

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has poked holes on the Supreme Court judgment that granted theWetangula asserted that the majority ruling on the issue might erode the moral fabric due to the consequences occasioned by the right to association of the group deemed unlawful.

This comes hours after the Attorney General Justin Muturi vowed to challenge the ruling saying the issue was beyond the corridors of justice but one that required public consultation. Same-sex activity is prohibited under the Penal Code 1930, which criminalizes acts of 'gross indecency' and 'carnal knowledge against the order of nature'.

Christ Is The Answer Ministries, through its Bishop Calisto Odede, termed the ruling as contradictory in a statement circulated on Sunday. Odede said the ruling sets a bad precedent arguing pedophiles, and those who violate other norms, could seek similar reliefs.

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