Angry Residents Frogmarch Suspected Kenyan Gay Couple to Police Station

Angry Residents Frogmarch Suspected Kenyan Gay Couple to Police Station

Police in Thika town are holding two women suspected to be in a gay relationship.

Nairobi News reports that the two were frogmarched to the police station by angry residents after they were allegedly found publicly getting intimate outside Thika Arcade on Saturday.

“They were kissing here as people watched, members of the public became angry and took them to the station,” Ms. Lucy Wambui, a resident told Nairobi News.

The publication says that the two allegedly confessed to being in a gay relationship when questioned by police officers.

One of the women said she is a resident of Thika and a student at a local college while the other lives in Nairobi's Karen area.

The incident comes barely two weeks after Kenya's High Court dismissed a case seeking to decriminalize homosexuality in the country.

In the case, the petitioners pleaded with the judges to declare as unconstitutional sections of the Penal Court that criminalize gay sex.

The judges dismissed the petitioners’ claims that failure to decriminalize homosexuality would lead to continued stigmatization of the LGBTQ community.

“There is no basis upon which the court can say they [LGBTQ community] will be discriminated. We, therefore, dismiss the case that they will be discriminated,” said the court.

“Stigma is not exclusive to the LGBTQ community. Everyone has the right to access health.”

 

Comments

mkenya halisi (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 08:56am

No no no no they were not angry enough.Next time we want them to b angrier enough n do the mob justice way.Kwani in the mob hakukuwa na viberiti au petrol or used tyres na venye ziko mingi hapa limuru???

Ngemah (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 11:33am

In reply to by mkenya halisi (not verified)

Unfuc#ing believable! How many have you lynched in Limuru? Or there are no lgbtq people in your backyard? You'se a coward talking tough on the internet.
There's no difference between you and a kkk mofo hating and committing violence on black & Jewish people just because of their race.
I pray one of your kids turn out to be gay- Karma perfectly served!!

Mwangi Kiratu (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 02:45pm

In reply to by Ngemah (not verified)

Mgema,
I couldn't have said it better. Thank you.
I love your sentiment, especially the last paragraph. The fool is free to advocate for the lynching of his son or daughter. The idiot!

Wololo mayie (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 03:34pm

In reply to by mkenya halisi (not verified)

Mkenya bandia you are an absolute idiot spewing vile excrement here. When is advocating for extrajudicial murder ok. Summary execution without trial? I suspect you are leaving in a closet and under the impression that your absurd rants will get the attention away from you. Talk about a cowardly barbaric keyboard warrior.

So what (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 09:57am

I have never ever been this ashamed to be Kenyan! I hope those gals don’t get hurt....anyone with info on how to contact or get them an attorney please let me know! The lgbt stories and images coming from kenya are disgusting and please don’t tell me about your fucking believes and culture because I don’t care or give a damn what u think or believe in so u have no fucking right to dictate how I live or who I love!!!!! Live and let live

Mucang’ang’a (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 11:46am

They are not called “angry” residents, they are “coward” residents. If they are men and women enough, they should frogmarch corrupt leaders who are stealing from their country and leave two innocent women who have chosen to love who they will alone. Shame on everyone involved.

maxiley (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 11:53am

I concede that public expression of affection might disgust the sensibilities of afew individials.But this should not have anything to do with homosexuality.Heterosexual would equally disgust. More importantly nobody is hurt.Yes, as president Uhuru said,its anon issue,meaning let it be...
We should be mindful that 10% of our population is homosexual,and the earlier we embrace and acommodate them, the better a society will be.I maintain that it is not achoice.Not only that,but Iwould rather concern my self with the positive part of humanity they posses.Like I said before, I would rather have a agay child who excels in school, has potential of being a great scientist,does not steal,kill,hate,and has great respect for "neighbors",than aheterosexual who is a menace to society.
Why dont we see the public frogmarch these know corrupt officials?They are doing great harm to Kenya.Kenyans seem to get their voices back on NON ISSUES.
And please take off from our laws these vestiges of colonial out dated laws.These former colonials dont even use these rules anymore.Why are we so slow in doing so,or changing?No wonder we are called thirld world? This is 2019...Lets lean more on SCIENCE,which says that in every known human society, their exists 10% of homosexuals.If we are really concerned,we should try to find out why the 10% exists,and if its achoice as some claim,why would one make such achoice.You think those girls enjoyed being frog matched? Would you?.Its not achoice,till proven wrong,that's my position.Iam open minded on all issues.I will listen,and go with what the truth is or what science says.@Guest1, I guess that make me very liberal,like Obama.

Mumbi (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 12:17pm

These two were looking for trouble.
“They were kissing here as people watched, members of the public became angry and took them to the station,”
I have nothing against same-sex relations but you can't go rubbing it into people's faces.

Jag (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 02:13pm

Africa is full of so many confused elements. People thumping their chests online instead of embarking on life-changing discourses. Only in Africa is where people are killing one another for choosing what they want to do with their bodies. Only in Africa is where people are more “saved” than the chaps who saved them in the first place by introducing them to the so called Christianity. Only in Africa is where a man would rather kill another person for loving one another only to embrace a thief looting public money! Only in Africa is where people claim to be emancipated by western education but cannot find away to emancipate themselves from tribal identity! Only in Africa is where people hate the west passionately while loving western religion with gusto! Stop taking your lack of self-worth on someone else’s daughter for choosing who to love as long as they are adults and not involving you in their business. If you have to frogmarch someone to court, go do that to those looting public money. But no, those you would rather warship because they are from your tribe!

Settled Nomad (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 03:47pm

So, if being gay is 'freedom of choice', why is there a Law against Public Nudity? No one 'hurts' anyone, by exposing their 'Jewels' in public. We accept that there are people who are gay, and that it is probably in their genes. But just as we cannot rationalize Thieves, by genetics, even if it is also probably true, we should not be forced to accept gay people, amongst us. They can do it in Private, but not infront our Children. Laws are for the Common good. No one wants to explain to a six year old child why the two men, or women, infront of them, are holding hands.

Wololo mayie (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 03:48pm

The desperate state of Kenyans engineered by corrupt leaders are fermenting these kind of backwardness. Instead of dealing with your kitchen table issues, you find an excuse to blame others for your plight. Ati the two were frogmarched to the police station.
Your insecurities and underachievement will not be resolved by pointing fingers at others ‘faults’. Let me know how gay relationships has affected the growth of Kenya, her ability to be self sustaining (not debt ridden) and financial security and well-being of all Kenyans and I will join you in ‘frog-marching whoever to the cops. You man enough? Frogmarch Ruto n co to the enept police station. Your ignorance is worse than the plunder of our resources by the few.

Imara Daima (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 06:31pm

Jubilee imeiba dola bilioni nane (US $ 8 billion dollars), na huku wananchi wanapoteza nafasi yao wakikimbizana na mashoga!

WAJINGA NDIO WALIWAO

mkenya halisi (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 07:10pm

Our law is very clear here that if two men or two men r found kissing or showing such stinking nonsense in public it's 10-15 years in jail period so tu wacha mafeelings hapa n respect the law.We as the community need to straighten up our society's the way we want.We should not torelate evils,like stealing corruption,thuggery mashogas marapist in our society's or among our communities.This foreign bullshit nonsense of mashogas shouldn't b allowed to happen in our country juu our law is very clear.Our law or constitution is have given the pple more powers to rule themselves the way we want that means even trying to eliminate the evils around our society's.As @nomad stated they could have went private in their homes n kiss each other but bringing it to the public they should expect even anything from the mob.Call me names but watu wafuate sheria.They should thanking the same mob which took them to police juu next time something terrible will happen.So the law is like two sided sword n it should b respect otherwise they should b given visas waende united state of gormolla or uk where the devil/sodomy n his stinking behaviours is worshipped encouraged n free.Bure kabisa

Change is coming (not verified)     Sun, 06/16/2019 @ 07:15pm

As an Black-American woman married to a KENYAN woman this is very heart-breaking to read. Mkenya halisi and Mumbi your colonial views are ridiculous because homosexuals can be married in Britain. But yet Kenya still practice the white man laws. Black people need focus an getting ahead not tearing each other apart. Focus on all your corrupt politicians misusing and stealing public funds to help the rich and keep the rest poor. The gap between the poor and the rich is growing. But instead Mkenya and Mubmi worried about people kissing in the street. Shame on Kenya go frogmarch the Corrupt leaders eg the people who stole the youth services money.

CHANGE IS COMING THANKS TO MILLENNIALS!!!!!!!!!!!!

mkenya halisi (not verified)     Mon, 06/17/2019 @ 10:02am

@change is coming hehehehe for me mashogas mashetanis magaysm makes niambia worst than corruption which ur stating.Lets respect the law in kenya.

Change is coming (not verified)     Fri, 06/21/2019 @ 08:03am

In reply to by mkenya halisi (not verified)

@Mkenya you seem to be very ignorant. But that’s ok. The LGBTQ community will rise. For you to believe in white people ancient laws. Maybe y’all should be creating your own instead of conforming to white people instead of using having your own brains to create laws. Not sure how one can respects laws that were created by white British

Nani? (not verified)     Mon, 06/17/2019 @ 10:07pm

Mkenyahalisi, "thou doth protest too much". Just google Eddie Long and Ted Haggard, mega church televangelists who were leading crusaders against homosexuality only to be outed as gay themselves. Just throwing that out there.....

xavier (not verified)     Tue, 06/18/2019 @ 10:59am

Pioneers who challenge the norms must be prepared to suffer in the hands of die hard conservatives for the future generations of those that are like them. It will not be easy for the LGBTQ community to get acceptance in a society that kills a chicken thief and worships those who steal millions. But things started going south when they added Q (Queer) in the LGBT

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