The teenagers took part in a heated debate, in which they
argued for gay rights. Their anti-gay opponents accused the
boys of homosexuality, which is illegal in Kenya.
When 19 students from St. Mary’s Kibabi Boys High School
in Bungoma County were sent home, the school authorities
started an investigation into the allegations against the
students.
Mathew Namunwa, the school’s principal, confirmed that
there had been a debate between the pro and anti-gay
students, which led to divisions among them. He added that
those accused of being gay are suspected to have been
practicing “it” with the school’s youngest.
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“We all know this is a societal issue, and we cannot pretend
or run away from it but discuss it and find a way out,”
Namunwa told the Star, adding that any student found to
be gay would be counseled.
The school’s principal said that students who were
suspended would be allowed to report back to the school
next week with their parents to hear the verdict against
them.
It is worth mentioning that an issue of gay rights has been
heightened by the upcoming visit of US President Barack
Obama. Ahead of his visit, a White House spokesperson
said that the president has every intention to discuss gay
rights on his trip to Kenya.
Meanwhile, Kenyan anti-gay protesters took to the streets
in Nairobi to warn Barrack Obama against speaking about
gay rights when he visits his paternal country later this
month.