US President Barack Obama, who is currently on a visit to Kenya, reaffirmed his position on homosexuality, which is actually a sensitive topic for the countries of the African continent.
Tuko.co.ke reports that in the course of the joint press conference with Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, Obama spoke about the incidents of “different” treatment of gay people.
Kenyatta, when asked about the gay rights issue, quickly and clearly expressed his position, saying that homosexuality was a “non-issue” for Kenya.
The American president said:
“Kenyan government accountable to Kenyan people… The state should not discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation… Freedoms begin to erode when people are treated different, and bad things happen.”
His Kenyan colleague, on his part, explained:
“The fact of the matter is that Kenya and US Share many values as family but there are some things that we must admit that we don’t share. For Kenyans today the issue of gay rights is a non-issue.”
Recall that gay rights in general, and the anti same-sex marriages law in particular, became the point of controversy during Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the US. The American side had previously stated that they would pressure Nigeria into cancelling the law. However,
the Nigerian leader was categoric, despite the crucial importance of the US support in the fight against Boko Haram.
“The issue of gay marriage came up here yesterday. President Muhammadu Buhari was point blank. Sodomy is against the law in Nigeria, and abhorrent to our culture.”
Source: naij.com
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