Oct 02, 2007Quickie Link: Kenya: Bashing Gays Has No Place in Civilised Society
By vanrozenheim
(Kenya) - Writer Habel J. Nyamu's article titled "Gays have no business fighting for recognition in Kenya" cannot be allowed to go unanswered. Homophobia of this kind has no place in democracy. Coming in an edition of the paper which reports on the illegal seizure of land in Taveta by Government agents, one wonders whether Kenya is, in fact, turning into Zimbabwe. Mr Nyamu's words have often been echoed by the twisted, but eloquent, Robert Mugabe. Mr Nyamu appears to be unaware that there are plenty of MPs who are gay, but unfortunately for their peers, do not declare it, men who live with men but keep a wife and children on the side for respectability's sake.
