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Religious leaders, MPs clash with Supreme Court over LGBTQ rights

Some of the Mombasa residents who turned up at Makadara Grounds in Mombasa County on Friday 15th September 2023, during an anti-LGBTQ campaign. [Kelvin Karani,Standard]

The Supreme Court's decision to allow the registration of LGBTQ+ groups in Kenya has sparked a heated debate among religious leaders and members of parliament, who have vowed to resist any attempts to legalize same-sex relationships in the country.

Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, who led a group of MPs on Monday, August 18, in criticizing the court's ruling, said they will not allow any discussion about LGBTQ+ in parliament.

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