The anti-homosexual movement in Kenya continues this week with an infamous bill that would reportedly allow foreign homosexual people stoned to death in public. The law would allow such executions for foreigners who commit one homosexual act while imposing a life sentence on Kenyan nationals.
The draft bill has proposed that a foreigner who commits a homosexual act be stoned in public, while Kenyan nationals found guilty will be jailed for life.
The draft bill is the work of the Republican Liberty Party and prohibits all forms of sexual relations between people of the same sex. The party’s legal secretary, Edward Onwong’a Nyakeriga, is quoted as saying that “There is need to protect children and youth who are vulnerable to sexual abuse and deviation as a result of cultural changes, uncensored information technology, parentless-child developmental settings and increasing attempts by homosexuals to raise children in homosexual relationships through adoption, foster care or otherwise.”
Only last week, a Ugandan court rejected such a law but did so on the grounds that the Parliament had not met the quorum requirement when passing the law — not as a ruling on individual rights.
The law in Kenya is being supported by an array of religious leaders.
Ted Haggard, Ambassador to Kenya
irony and karma all wrapped in one.
everybody must get stoned
A telltale of a bad law is when it does not apply equally to all. Treating foreigners differently from nationals? Why?
@nicks
Thx! I can just not believe how many people pile on the poor black folks in Africa when they don ‘t act like liberal white folks. Positively raaaccciiisst!
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Homophobia is a terrible disease. It rots the brain. Hopefully a cure is on the horizon.
Squeeky, You are a gem.
Dredd: Are you referring to Ferguson, MO?
Anonymously Yours
Ridiculous….. What’s wrong with being stoned in public?
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It takes away the right to be stoned in private?
God Loves Uganda is currently on Netflix.
Watch the documentary “God Loves Uganda”. Look up Scott Lively and the International House of Prayer. This is a situation in which fundamentalist Christians and fundamentalist Muslims have gotten together in agreement to persecute gays. That’s progress, I guess….in some eyes.
Ridiculous….. What’s wrong with being stoned in public?
Nothing wrong with being stoned in Colorado whether gay or straight. Meanwhile, back in Kenya …
“…commit one homosexual act…”
The law should be more explicit here. Is congratulatory butt-patting a homosexual act? (see basketball) Is placing one’s hands in the genital region of a man by a man a homosexual act? (see quarterback) Is two men kissing a homosexual act? (cheek kissing greetings)
How many witnesses are required to prove it?
(I suggest 3 , never just 2 (the participants))
Crafting this law is a bi-i-itch.
Well, there goes the Gay Safari travel package.
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
A Stone Age punishment by followers of one of the Late Bronze Age religions still extant.
Reblogged this on HumansinShadow.wordpress.com.
“Different strokes for different folks.”
So should we outsource executions and let corporations find ways to reduce costs and possibly generate revenues from the process?
“Stoned In Public”
Well at least they caught onto the idea about transparency.
I think we might take a lesson and require all executions in the US be conducted in public with full disclosure of drugs and procedures and everyone who played a roll in the execution.
In St. Louis a de facto law allows jaywalking blacks to be executed on the spot.
The name of the executioner is kept secret in conformity with the old laws where the executioner wore a hood.
Job openings for the KKK?
Different strokes for different folks.
“The law in Kenya is being supported by an array of religious leaders.” – JT
From Liberty University?
Hopefully for all concerned this bill never becomes law.