US Ambassador To Kenya; Food Donation Is Not Linked To LGBTQ Ruling

Meg Whitman, the US Ambassador to Kenya, has been forced to react to a heated debate linking a recent KSH. 16B drought relief grant and a Supreme Court decision allowing members of the LGBTQ Community freedom of association.

According to Amb. Whitman, the US respects each country’s position on LGBTQ rights and that there is no link between the USAID contribution of KSH. 16B in support of Kenya’s drought relief efforts and the country’s position on the LGBTQ debate.

“There is absolutely no linkage at all between food and drought relief and Kenya’s stand on LGBTQ. In the US, we probably have a different position which includes LGBTQ rights as human rights but we respect every country’s point of view on what position they want to take on this and we will respect that,” – Amb. Whitman

Ms. Whitman goes on to say that Kenya’s choice to criminalize homosexuality will have no long-term impact on the two countries’ relationship.

The Supreme Court did not legalize LGBTQ people in the nation as generally assumed; instead, three out of five judges issued a ruling allowing LGBTQ organizations to register.

The ruling last week sparked outrage, with President William Ruto, DP Rigathi Gachagua, and Azimio leader Raila Odinga, among others, pledging unanimously not to support any ruling or bill that would legalize same-sex relationships and marriages in Kenya.

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