Articles about Kenya

29 March 2013
Ugandan asylum seeker has Heathrow deportation flight cancelled 9 The deportation flight of a female asylum seeker to Uganda has been cancelled with just hours to spare against Friday’s deadline.
8 March 2013
Canadian Government provides funding to Uganda’s embattled LGBT campaigners 7 A leading Canadian newspaper has revealed that Canada is quietly supporting the efforts of LGBT Ugandans in their fight against the country’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
7 January 2013
Kenya: Police hunt gang accused of raping gay men 7 Police in Kenya are investigating reports of a gang accused of blackmailing – and in some cases even raping gay men in the African nation.
26 November 2012
Kenya: Gay political candidate warned of ‘revolt’ if elected 12 A Kenyan anti-poverty campaigner has become the country's first openly gay man to run for political office.
29 June 2012
Kenya: Media link US ambassador’s resignation to Pride reception 7 The US ambassador to Kenya has resigned citing 'differences' with Washington DC, but reports from Africa have suggested a link between the decision and a gay pride event hosted at the embassy in Nairobi this week.
19 June 2012
Kenya: Bars introduce bans on LGBT customers 25 Several reports from Kenya indicate that bars and clubs in the country’s main cities are now enforcing a ban on LGBT people.
4 May 2012
Kenya: Government watchdog backs repeal of laws against homosexuality and prostitution 8 The Kenya National Human Rights Commission has published a report calling for the decriminalisation of homosexuality and prostitution in the east African state.
2 December 2010
Kenyan prime minister denies saying gays should be arrested 3 The prime minister of Kenya claims he never said that gays and lesbians should be arrested.
30 November 2010
Kenyan gay groups concerned after prime minister says they should be arrested 9 Gay groups in Kenya are concerned after the country's president said gays and lesbians should be arrested.
29 November 2010
Kenyan prime minister says gays should be arrested 26 The prime minister of Kenya says that gay men and lesbians should be arrested.
23 February 2010
Uganda MP says he would kill gay son 20 A Ugandan MP provoked shock at a human rights forum in Kampala last week when he said he would kill his son if he discovered he was gay.
18 February 2010
Kenyan police release gay men 3 Six men arrested in Kenya by police who suspected them of being gay have been released.
12 February 2010
Five men arrested in Kenya over gay wedding plans 19 Five men suspected of being gay have been arrested in Kenya after local people protested over a planned gay wedding.

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