“It’s a lifestyle choice” – Ruto defends homosexuality in Kenya

Deputy President William Ruto has today shared his views on prevailing homosexuality in Kenya.

Speaking during a LIVE discussion hosted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party leader argued that despite being a “devoted Christian”, his position as a public servant demands that he respects the rule of law regarding human rights.

Responding to a question from a curious member of the mammoth audience, Ruto noted that members of the LGBTQ community have nothing to fear should he end up winning the upcoming August elections.

He further cautioned members of his conservative electorate that nobody should harm every Kenyan regardless of their lifestyle choices; in this case, the choice to be gay.

According to the estranged second-in-command members of the LGBTQ community should not be harassed or harmed by people who are offended by their way of life.

“I do not think anybody should pick up arms against any Kenya irrespective of whether you like what they are doing or not.

Every Kenyan must be subjected to the rule of law and if you think any Kenyan is not acting in the right way, it is not for you to decide to harm them, it is for the law to take its cause.

No Kenyan should be subjected to any form of harassment or any form of harm,” the Deputy President stated on Friday, March 4, 2022.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a think tank based in Washington, D.C., in the United States.

It conducts policy studies and strategic analyses of political, economic and security issues throughout the world, with a specific focus on issues concerning international relations, trade, technology, finance, energy and geostrategy.

During their Friday discussion, they had invited Mr Ruto for a conversation regarding the future of democracy in Kenya ahead of the highly anticipated general polls.

Unlike his stance today, in 2015, DP Ruto made worldwide headlines after his remarks on the LGBTQ community were seen as extreme.

The DP was speaking during a Church service where he stated that there was “no room” for homosexuality in Kenyan society.

The remarks were made amid a visit by then serving US Secretary of State, John Kerry, who had arrived in Kenya for bilateral talks with the government.

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