Kenya Gay Activist is Upset Over Remark

Kenya Gay activist David Kuria who works for the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya became upset after a remark was made by Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Odinga reportedly warned people in a speech, that men and women who were found engaging in homosexual acts would arrested. One thing that really caught my attention after reading this article was that if a man or woman is caught engaging in homosexual acts they can be punished by being sent to prison for up to 14 years! An MP last year in Uganda, even tried to introduce the death penalty for anyone who engaged in homosexual acts but this of course did not pass (thank goodness). So if anyone who happens to be homosexual and was thinking of moving to Kenya, do not do it because it is illegal to "be in love" there. This remark that Odinga made during his speech upset Kuria and many other gay activists across Kenya. After learning about the horrible accounts of discrimination towards homosexuals in Kenya and other parts of Africa, I was utterly disgusted because it shows that times have not yet changed in all parts of the world and that is unfortunate.

ARTICLE:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11864702