KENYA: Prime Minister Raila Odinga Calls For Jailing All Homosexuals

[FreeState]

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/11/kenya-prime-minister-raila-odinga-calls.html

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has issued a call for his nation's homosexuals to be rounded up and jailed.

"Any man found engaging in sexual activities with another man should be arrested," Odinga said at a rally on Sunday, in the Nairobi slum of Kibera. "Even women found engaging in sexual activities will be arrested." Speaking to his home constituency, Odinga, also a member of parliament, argued that since August census results showed the national population was perfectly split between men and women, there was "no need" for homosexuality. "This kind of behaviour will not be tolerated in this country. Men or women found engaging in those acts deserve to be arrested and will be arrested," Odinga said to cheers and laughter in the crowd.

Odinga took power in 2008 after a widely-disputed election that resulted in riots and the deaths of more than 1500 people. While rarely prosecuted (at the moment) sex between men is illegal in Kenya, with penalties ranging from 5-14 years in prison.

[FrancisTreptoe]

1. And we can thank Evangelical Christian "Missions" for this viewpoint

[OneGrassRoot]

4. Yep, two links:

http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/un-vote-allowing-gays-to-be-executed-result-of-political-religious-fundamentalism/legislation/2010/11/23/15480

And don't forget Palin's witchdoctor connection, from Kenya:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-wilson/group-behind-uganda-kill_b_385705.html

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. They are losing their minds in Africa --

with a great deal of help from our crazy fundies. :(

[Ian David]

3. Fuck Kenya and their fucking coffee. n/t

[KamaAina]

5. Indeed.

What an AA-hole. :grr:

[FreeState]

6. +1 - Im calling my coffee shop and letting them know about this n/t

[Swamp Rat]

7. I'd stay away from the Bahamas too.

[FreeState]

9. Already do - at this rate we need a Gay Fair Trade sticker! :) n/t

[Jack Rabbit]

8. Jack Rabbit calls for jailing all poowerful leaders who call for violating human rights

We'll start with Dick Cheney and work our way around to this asshole.

[cbayer]

10. I have family in Kenya who have sent me the following clarification of this alleged statement:

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER

ALLEGED PM ORDER FOR ARREST OF GAYS:

A story that appeared early today in Capital FM’s online edition and later picked by the Daily Nation late Sunday evening to the effect that Prime Minister Raila Odinga ordered arrest of gay couples was incorrect and widely missed the core message of the Prime Minister’s remarks earlier that day.

The Prime Minister made references to gay marriages in the context of what he called “lies, propaganda and fear-mongering” that opponents of the then draft constitution engaged in during the referendum campaigns.

The PM said one of the lies was that the draft legalized same sex marriages. The other was that it would force the government to build abortion wards in all hospitals because it legalized abortion.

The Prime Minister went ahead to explain that time has proved these were lies. In regard to gay marriages, the PM added a rider that even if it had been legal, Kenyans were likely to continue the established trend of marrying the opposite sex. After all, he said, census data released early this year indicated there were more women than men and there would be little reason for Kenyans to turn to same sex marriages. This rider is what the media picked and twisted to imply order of arrest. Prime Minister Odinga made no such orders and has no intentions of making any such orders.

DENNIS ONYANGO;

COMMUNICATION SECRETARY,

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER;

[phone].

29.11.2010.