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Religious leaders, MPs clash with Supreme Court over LGBTQ rights

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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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