Homosexuals and gays in Kenyan have claimed that the oppression they undergo have denied them their constitutional rights thereby by making them a more vulnerable group in the communities where they live.
Eric Gitari, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, who said the group were isolated due to stereotyping and stigmatization also cried out that the group were such blackmailed one that they could not report to the police whenever their rights were infringed and therefore making them unable to access legal rights when offended.
He said the group were also denied other basic rights such as access to health services and facilities whenever they fell sick, a situation he lamented on
“The situation has posed us to a great danger of succumbing to even less dangerous illnesses which could be easily contained,” said Gitari.
The director who addressed press in Athi River, also claimed that some members of the group had been evicted by their landlords as others chased away by their parents due to increased discrimination that had been embraced by majority of Kenyans.
"Some of the Kenyan laws are not helping the country, but forming prejudice to make it difficult for some people to access their fundamental human rights and basic needs in the society," said Gitari.
Gitari added that Kenyans should not be isolated as a result of ideologies they believed in claiming it was their constitutional rights and he also condemned the anti - homosexuality bill pending in parliament.