Rift Valley region leads in gay sex. North Eastern has the lowest incidence, according to the Interior ministry.
Two hundred and four cases of homosexuality since 2010 have been reported in the Rift Valley.
It is closely followed by Eastern region at 161. Central recorded 85, Coast 63, Nairobi 40, Nyanza 33, Western 25 and North Eastern nine.
All the documented bestiality cases were reported in Central region – 12 in Nyeri and seven in Muranga counties.
In the ministerial statement in the National Assembly yesterday, Interior Secretary Joseph Lenku said sections 162, 163 and 165 of the penal code that prohibit the unnatural acts were implemented by the security agencies.
“I wish to table a list of the cases of homosexuality, totaling 595, which have been reported and acted upon by the police since 2010. Further, the National Police Service is not aware of any organisation, which champions the violation of the gay laws,” the statement read.
He said some witnesses were not willing to testify leading to some suspects being set free. Lenku said some medical practitioners felt they were infringing on the peoples’ rights to privacy.
The other challenge was presenting a cow, donkey or chicken to the doctor for examination. The statement said complainants of sodomy were either too shy to describe the assault or were compromised and refused to attend court proceedings, leading to the discontinuation of the cases.
Lenku’s statement was triggered by Kiharu MP Irungu Kang’ata’s intervention over the alleged non-enforcement of the anti-gay laws by government security organs.