As the debate rages on gayism and lesbianism, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that Kenya will not be pressured to legalise such in order to receive donor funding.
Uhuru said Kenyans should sacrifice themselves and pay taxes to caution the country from donor pressure.
“We must ensure that our development is what we want and not that brought from outside. We should not be told that if we want money, we must legislate that a man can marry another,” Uhuru said.
“Is there anything of the sort in the Bible? Wouldn’t we rather stay poor?” he added.
The head of state used the opportunity to vouch for his Finance Bill which caused an uproar in the country.
“This is why I have insisted, even though people are slightly angry at me, let us pay taxes. This is your money that we can use for our development and this is why I am also insisting that we must protect this money from wastage,” he said.
Celebrated CNN journalist Richard Quest on Tuesday confessed that he is gay during a trip to Nairobi.
Speaking during an interview with a local radio station, Quest said Kenya should allow same-sex marriages in order to attract investors.
“I merely say that in this day and age, if you want to succeed, if you want Kenya to be a thriving, vibrant modern economy, you are going to look at this in a different way and ask yourself what is it about these very successful places that we need to at least try to attract,” he said.