KENYA: Religious Leaders in Kenya Concern Over Rising and Spread of LGBTQ in Africa
Sr. Henriette Anne FSSA
Members of the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK) have raised concern over the spread of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gender, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) on the African content, stressing that the new regime is planting “seeds of destruction against the natural order of human relations and intimacy.”
“The swelling spread and support for a new regime of rights sweeping across the African continent and in Kenya, turning respectable traditions and morals on their heads is a concern to us. This new regime of rights is being blown into Kenya by winds from the West, and planting seeds of destruction against the natural order of human relations and intimacy”.
The IRCK brings together all major faith communities in the country that work together to deepen inter-faith dialogue and collaboration among members for a common endeavor to mobilize the unique moral and social resources of religious people and address shared concerns.
In their Thursday, February 2 statement, the IRCK members opined that they will not watch their cultural and moral values being destroyed, and as religious leaders, they are prepared to face modern times.
“We will not silently watch as our valued cultural moral fabric gets pierced and shredded, eternally disfiguring the fundamental pillars of the family unit. As interreligious leaders, we are prepared to face modern times with rare honesty, uncompromising truthfulness, and relentless defense of morality,” they continued adding, “We will defend the defensible moral rectitude acceptable by the majority, and frown upon any socialization that raises a mortal threat. We cannot close our eyes to the incontrovertible fact that this slice of western liberalism is a trojan horse that will lead to the destruction of the family unit”.
The collision whose mission is to promote tolerance and understanding among faith communities in Kenya through mobilizing joint actions for social and economic development has promised that they will defend what is right through the Constitution of Kenya Article 32(1).
“The constitution of Kenya through Article 32(1) guarantees that “Every person has the right to freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief, and opinion.” On this basis, our collective conscience, opinion, and belief is that we believe in what is right, and will defend what is right so that everything is not left to willful destruction at the whims of sexuality liberals.
Besides, “there are books in the market with content encouraging same-sex relations. We cannot christen evil as LGBTQ rights so that it can be embraced. We have to unmask that imposter for what it is evil,” the statement reads in part.
The members of IRCK further called upon the President of the Republic of Kenya, the Ministry of Education, the National Peace Service, the government of Kenya, and all stakeholders to protect children and teenagers from LGBTQ.
“We, therefore; (1) Plead with His Excellency President William Ruto and the State, to protect children and teenagers from LGBTQ indoctrination by activists, individuals, or any organization; (2) Call upon the Ministry of Education, to conduct an audit of books by various authors and publishers on books encouraging same-sex relations, and ban their circulation in Kenya; (3) Urge the National Police Service to introduce reporting desks for cases where minors are suspected of being introduced to LGBTQ so that action to be taken against the culprits; (4) We further call upon the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Heritage to conduct civic education on acceptable cultural behaviors and unacceptable books or learning materials that contain LGBTQ advocacy.”
The IRCK is an umbrella organization composed of the Muslim Community, Hindu Community, and Christian Communities as well as other religions in the country.
