Second lady Dorcas Gachagua has said that there is no room to entertain the LGBTQ+ agenda in Kenya.
According to the second lady, the LGBTQ+ agenda does not add any value to Kenya’s society. She noted that the country is currently dealing with more important economic issues such as poverty.
“Hii mambo ya wanaume kuoa wanaume wengine na kina mama kuoa wanawake wengine…washindwe kabisa (This issue of men marrying each other and women marrying each other we condemn it). We cannot continue having a conversation that does not bring any value to our society,” Mrs Gachagua said.
“We have other things that are a challenge to this country, such as poverty and gender-based violence, among others,” she added.
According to the second lady, African culture dictates that the basic family set-up should comprise a man, a woman and children and that anything else is completely unacceptable as far as Africans are concerned.
“Our family is very important, and if you don’t have a man or woman, you cannot create a family. The family is the most important basic unit, and we must respect and honour it,” she said.
She added that Western nations should respect African culture instead of allegedly forcing the LGBTQ+ agenda on Africans.
“It is time the world knows that Africa is our continent and African business is our business. If the LGBTQ+ agenda is a priority in their countries, then we have no option but to respect that, but they should also do the same in our countries,” she said.
Does the Kenyan constitution allow LGBTQ?
Similar sentiments were shared by Uasin Gishu governor Jonathan Bii. The county boss said the Kenyan constitution had already pronounced itself on the matter.
“In our constitution, it is clear that marriage is only between a man and a woman. Anything else is new and unacceptable to us,” Bii said.
“Same sex marriage might be allowed somewhere else, but for us, we need to respect the fact that we are guided by our constitution and our culture,” the governor added.
