The State has been asked to stop judging people according to their sexuality and leave that to the church and mosques.
The United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (Unaids) executive director Winnie Byanyima said the government must accord gay people the same rights enjoyed by other Kenyans.
Byanyima spoke on Wednesday during a public lecture at the University of Nairobi.
The public lecture focused on ending injustices of Aids in the world and readying for the next pandemic.
“What does the government want with people under their blankets. It is the business of churches and mosques to preach,” she said.
Byanyima supported the Pope regarding the criminal law against same sex relations.
The director nudged Kenya to repeal laws against same sex relations.
She gave the example of Botswana and Angola that have allowed this kind of relationship.
“If the Pope can change his mind, what about we ordinary folk. To me these laws, if removed, we would be a better society and that doesn’t mean you approve [same sex relations]. It just means you are letting people be, you are not minding their business," she said.
She csaid that she had suggested the issue to the Kenyan government and got a harsh feedback.
She indicated no signs of stopping to lobby for right of same sex in the country.
“I'm going to say something that most of you don’t like to talk about. But I’ll do. Gay men’s risk is at 28 times more than the other men. Transgender women, their risk is at 14 times more than that of other women," she said.
