Popular Kenyan Female Celebrity Questions President Uhuru Kenyatta on Gay Rights

Piece by: Kwarula Otieno
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During the Mashujaa Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium on Tuesday, one of the issues that President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed was gay rights in Kenya, which he insisted were not a priority in Kenya or for Kenyans.

The President's remarks on the controversial subject has received a lot of criticism from Kenyans who support gay rights. Popular fashion designer Diana Opoti is one of the celebrities who have come out strongly on the issue and below is what she had to tell the President.

"Dear Mr. President...I'm a straight woman ...I interact with gay and straight people alike. Our sexuality hardly comes up in conversation, we mostly exist as friends...coworkers ...partners...assuming a world of equality. You know...they don't offend us in any way. They want the same things we do..to be with the person they love. Why is that such a mission?"

But you feel that " the majority in our society yes, do not wish to legalize, yes, this issue of gay rights." Who's the majority? Did we vote?

"Do you realise that your statement stamps the fate of many gay people who are then ostracized? Did we vote? Who is the majority? Who gives us the right to judge and malign others of a different sexual orientation? Confused Kenyan citizen/ "

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