William Ruto, the president of Kenya, has stated that while he has no issue with how other nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and others, choose to interpret marriage, his nation will not stray from its constitution, culture, or values.
He emphasized that Kenya’s customs, traditions, and 2010 Constitution have defined marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman in an interview with a German broadcaster earlier this week.
William Ruto was questioned about a recent anti-same-sex law passed by Uganda, which prompted the United States of America to warn against its implementation and threaten to cut off economic aid to the east African nation.
“In Kenya, the only understanding of relationships around marriage is around men marrying women, that is the context of a relationship that exists in Kenya and is provided for in our constitution.
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“It (same-sex marriage) can happen elsewhere, we have no issue with people celebrating their issues in America and in other countries, that is their choice,” Ruto said.
“In Kenya, we have taken a position, the position of the Constitution, the position of the laws as it is today, if that is what they (Ugandans) want to do, we cannot dictate to Germans or French or Americans or Ugandans if that is what they want to do.
“That is theirs to do, for us as a country, we have taken a position that is informed by our culture, our tradition, our Constitution and our laws.”
According to US Vice President Kamala Harris, the US government and she will not support any legislation that discriminates against LGBTQI+ people. She has said that LGBTQI+-related issues are human rights issues.
She left Ghana on March 29 after a three-day stay as part of her three-nation tour of Africa, and is now in Tanzania. Next, she’s supposed to relocate to Zambia.
The anti-LGBTQI+ Bill in Ghana has been introduced in the legislature.
