Majority parliamentary leader Aden Duale has said that homosexuality in Kenya is as bad a problem as terrorism, but argued against stepping up legal sanctions on the grounds that existing laws were tough enough.
According to Standard Digital, Duale was responding to a group of MPs demanding tougher laws.
"Can't we just be brave enough, seeing that we are a sovereign state, and outlaw gayism and lesbianism, the way Uganda has done?" legislator Alois Lentoimaga said.
Uganda has voted for life imprisonment for some homosexual acts, prompting some international donors to suspend aid.
"We need to go on and address this issue the way we want to address terrorism ... It's as serious as terrorism. It's as serious as any other social evil," Duale said.
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