Parents oppose LGBTQ, warn it'll find way into curriculum

Obuhatsa explained that children are too inferior to defend themselves from such laws.

In Summary
  • Obuhatsa said if legally adopted, content leaning towards LGBTQ  will find its way into the curriculum. 
  • The parents' representative joins leaders and politicians who boldly rejected the move following a supreme court ruling in February.
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Parents across the country have opposed the move to allow members of the LGBTQ to form an association.

National Parents Association Chair Silas Obuhatsa said if legally adopted, content leaning towards LGBTQ  will find its way into the curriculum. 

In a statement to media houses, Obuhatsa explained that children are too inferior to defend themselves from such laws.

"Our education sector will have definitely lost meaning since the dangerous vice will end up finding its way into the curriculum of our children," Obuhatsa said.

The parents' representative joins leaders and politicians who boldly rejected the move following a supreme court ruling in February.

Supreme Court judges said it would be unconstitutional to limit the right to associate through denial of registration of an association purely on the basis of the sexual orientation of the applicants. 

"It would be unconstitutional to limit the right to associate through denial of registration of an association purely on the basis of the sexual orientation of the applicants," the court ruled.

But Obuhatsa asked relevant government leaders to ensure the law does not make it to the constitution.

"The president should remain firm and make sure that this law is not allowed because it will put a bad Mark on his leadership," he added.

On Friday, President William Ruto noted that the government did not support calls to legalize the Lesbian Gay Transgender and Queers (LGBTQ) community in Kenya.

"We can’t travel the road of women marrying women or men marrying men. That will not happen under my watch,” he added.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua condemned the Supreme Court ruling that allowed LGBTQ+ members to register an NGO in Kenya.

Gachagua said that LGBTQ is part of Satanic beliefs.

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