In February 2023, Kenya’s Supreme Court ruled that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people were free to register as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO).
The ruling happened just days after a three-day official state visit to the country by US First Lady Jill Biden that saw the United States government donate KSh 16 billion to the country.
As such, a section of Kenyans, human rights organizations, and political leaders linked the donation to the Apex Court ruling allowing free association of LGBTQ people.
However, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s wife pastor Dorcas Gachagua on Monday, November 6, said she will not be coerced to support the legalization of LGBTQ in Kenya.
Speaking in Matura village, Ol-Jor-Orok Nyandarua County during the burial of Beatrice Gachengoh the wife to Apostle Stephen Gachengoh, the second lady said the holy books, the culture, and the constitution have all converged to disapprove of same-sex marriage.
“No matter how much money will be used, we must stand by that truth. Male and female God created, he blessed both and gave them the inheritance to go and multiply, increase, and have dominion. No other way,” she said.
Pastor Dorcas lamented that it was ‘unfortunate’ that religious leaders were afraid of speaking the truth and challenged them to stand up and preach the true gospel.
“It is so unfortunate that many of us today are afraid to say the truth. When it comes to matters of LGBTQ we must say what the bible says. We cannot and we must not move from that stand,” she said.
President William Ruto, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, and opposition leader Raila Odinga had also condemned the Supreme Court for allowing homosexuality to be registered as a non-governmental organization.
