LGBTQ debate sideshow to distract from issues affecting Kenyans – Sifuna

Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna has said those propagating the LGBTQ discussion are attempting to remove the spotlight from real matters affecting citizens.

Sifuna said most people were misquoting the judgment of the Supreme Court on the issue of LGBTQ association.

He said those spreading that message are just side tracking Kenyans from engaging in dialogue over the many problems affecting them.

“For me, this discussion is a total distraction, we want to move the focus of the nation from the kitchen where people are unable to feed their families, we want to move the discussion to the bedroom, it is absolutely ridiculous,” he said

“I understand the people who need that distraction because these other conversations about the cost of living, and cost of energy are very difficult conversations to have.”

He noted that discussions on the matter have highlighted increased levels of hypocrisy from some leaders who told members of the Azimio coalition not to question the Presidential election judgment made by the Supreme Court.

He said some of those politicians have gone ahead to question the judgment issued by the court on the LGBTQ association matter.

“It has exposed very serious hypocrisy, when we were protesting the decision of the Supreme Court they were telling us that this is the highest court in the land, and the matter is over,” Sifuna said.

Sifuna called for a critical outlook while discussing the issue of LGBTQ association.

“I agree that as a traditional African society, things take time for us to be able to appreciate them. Probably the problem with the gay movement at least in Kenya is that they want things to happen now and to happen immediately,” he said.

“What we need to do is to remove the hypocrisy from this particular debate and have a sober debate about the issues around this matter.”