kenya
Reports jealous partner murdered Edwin Chiloba
Kenyan news sites report that Edwin Chiloba’s partner murdered the fashion designer and activist on New Year’s Day. Jackton Odhiambo allegedly became enraged after discovering Edwin cheated on him. Police found the popular young designer’s body in a tin box beside a road outside the township of Eldoret on Friday. They arrested Jackton Odhiambo soon …
Man charged with murder of Kenyan lesbian Sheila Lumumba
A man has been charged in relation to the brutal murder of Kenyan non-binary lesbian Sheila Lumumba. Sheila, a 25-year-old non-binary lesbian, was found dead in their home days after a group of male attackers reportedly raped, bashed, and murdered them, local outlet K24 TV reported at the time. Recently, a family member told openDemocracy …
‘Justice for Sheila’: Anger and grief after Kenyan lesbian’s murder
Activists are demanding justice after the violent assault and murder of non-binary lesbian Sheila Lumumba in Kenya. The 25-year-old (pictured above) was found dead in their home days after a group of male attackers reportedly raped, bashed and murdered them, local outlet K24 TV reported. Sheila died in Karatina, about three hours north of Kenya’s capital. …
Education Minister tries to ban gay kids from boarding schools
Kenyan Education Minister George Mahoga has caused controversy with a proposal to ban gay school kids from boarding schools. At the same time as Australia grappled with Citipointe College attempting to institute a no-LGBTIQ+ contract, Mahoga attempted to institute nationwide discrimination. Magoha said that students ‘moving from one bed to another’ should attend day schools …
Tighty-whities & gay lions safe from morals cop Deputy Jesus
The censor known to Kenyans as Deputy Jesus recently got the sack. But little mourning attended the nailing of Ezekiel Mutua’s career to a cross. Deputy Jesus previously urged counseling for ‘gay lions’ and frequently chastised popular tighty-whities wearing comedian Eric Omondi. Despite his job as CEO of the Kenya Film Classification Board, many Kenyans …
Kenyan High Court rejects LGBTIQ law reform
The Kenyan High Court today ruled that colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex relations are constitutional. Currently the laws allow for up to fourteen years jail for anal sex and five years for non-penetrative sex. The petitioners asked the court to declare the laws unconstitutional. In rejecting the petition, Justice Roselyne Aburili dismissed judgments in favour of …
Will the African nation of Botswana decriminalise homosexuality in June?
By Andrew Novak, George Mason University Botswana’s High Court is considering a challenge to the provisions of the penal code criminalising consensual same-sex relations in the country. It will hand down its judgment in June. The challenge raises similar legal issues as the one pending at the Kenya High Court, which is due for a decision in …
Kenyan Lesbian Drama ‘Rafiki’ Screening At The Brisbane International Film Festival
Acclaimed drama film Rafiki, banned in its native Kenya for its lesbian themes, is screening this month at the Brisbane International Film Festival. The film depicts the love that blossoms between characters Kena and Ziki, but the pair are forced to choose between their personal happiness and their safety in Kenya. Earlier this year, Rafiki …
Kenyan Lesbian Film ‘Rafiki’ Breaks Box Office Records After Authorities Lift Ban
Acclaimed lesbian film Rafiki has broken box office records in Kenya after the country’s government temporarily lifted a ban on the film. Rafiki is the first Kenyan film to screen at the Cannes Film Festival, but was banned from release in its home country “due to its homosexual theme and clear intent to promote lesbianism …
From Royalty To Refugees: Why Uganda is so anti-LGBTIQ
Australia recently (July 2018) accepted 50 mainly Ugandan LGBTIQ refugees from Kenya under the Refugee Visa (subclass 200) for people fleeing persecution in their home country. But why is Uganda such a dangerous country for its LGBTIQ communities? Ugandan law criminalises both male and female homosexuality. Males especially risk life imprisonment for ‘carnal knowledge against …
