Kenyan court due to rule on decriminalising homosexuality

📆 5/22/2019 11:30 AM
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Kenya's High Court is on Friday expected to deliver a long-awaited ruling on whether to scrap colonial-era laws which criminalise homosexuality, a verdict that could have repercussions across Africa.

However, the LGBT community fears yet another postponement. In February, the three-judge bench pushed back its decision, citing a heavy workload, prompting dismay from a persecuted community who have fought for years to be accepted.

One section states that anyone who has"carnal knowledge... against the order of nature" can be imprisoned for 14 years. Another provides for a five-year jail term for"indecent practices between males". While convictions under the decades-old laws are rare, gay activists say the legislation is unconstitutional and fuels homophobia.

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