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Gay ism and acceptance into the society especially in Africa has dominated the
media waves for sometimes. Countries such as Nigeria,Zimbabwe and
latest Uganda have defied threats from the big boys and assigned laws criminalizing homosexuality. While under the Kenyan laws,homosexuality
is a crime however the nuts have been a bit loosened and many gays in
the region finds Kenya as a safe harbor.
Media has played its
part in highlighting the issue and given a wider platform to
discuss,according to a recent research by GFT which was conducted across
152 countries worldwide to find out the acceptance of gay ism,Kenya
scored 90% to mean that percentage of Kenyans are anti-gay ism. With the
hostile intolerant environment,many gays and lesbians have been doing
their business behind doors away from the watchful eyes of the
heterosexuals. Certain night clubs across the country especially Nairobi
have been marked as Gays club and they are known,gays sex orgies are
not a new thing in town. They tend to do their own stuff away from the
rest.
Number of gays in the past few years in Kenya has been on a
steady rise with different research findings suggesting that 2 in every
10 men are gay. While some like writer Binyavanga have kicked the shell
and come out,many homosexuals are deep in the closet. During the last
general elections in Kenya in the presidential candidates debate,Uhuru
Kenyatta made anti-gays sentiments that sparked hate statements from the
community,Denis Nzioka a gay activist,threatened Mr.Kenyatta to apologize to the homosexual community on Kenya or forget about over one
million votes,a simple statement that tells the concentration of homosexuals in the country.
While things are “shitty” for
homosexuals in the neighboring Uganda,their Kenyan counterparts have
been up to some holy moves. Nairobi Exposed has exclusively learn
through a reliable source an insider in the Nairobi Gays sphere of an
only homosexuals church which was opened in November last year and has
remained unknown to the public. Nairobi Exposed has since established of
the Church’s existence at a home in Kitisuru estate in the leafy suburbs of Nairobi. The church has now been fully operational for four
months and conducting their services from inside the home. NE has also
established that the house being uses as homosexuals church belongs to a Scottish gay couple only identified as Mugwas by the source,we learn its
a coded name.
“Gays have been isolated and taken as ungodly,truth
of the matter is we are like any other human beings and we believe in
God,why is it so hard for people to accept that. A gay person cannot go
into any normal church without being given that ‘the f*ck’ look. There
was a need to have a place of our own where you can walk in and worship
your God with ease and freedom” Says Cyrus Mweek*name changed* in an exclusive interview with Nairobi Exposed.
The Church as NE finds
out has concentrated more with the elite gays class in Nairobi and is an
only invite since they don’t want anyone blowing up their cover. The
interview conducted by NE and the official was done under strict rules
that can not be broken. Initially,the idea of the church in Nairobi was
ignited by a Ugandan gay philanthropist only named to us as Velin,a
strong Christian and Anglican priest who was suspended following
molestation allegations on young boys. “He never wanted to stop serving
God but still couldn’t stop being gay. He has a Kenyan boyfriend who is a
manager at a department in KENGEN,so in one of the many gays get together in Karen sometime in June last year,he made the
proposal,luckily Mugwas(the Scottish gay couple,housing the church) liked
the idea and that’s how it started” reveals the official to NE.
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The
church which is operating illegal since it has not been registered
calls itself the Rainbow Of God Church. The rules are made to suit the
homosexuals lifestyle. The dressing code is liberal and open,one is
allowed to dress just the way they like,”i can put on my hot pants,have
my makeup well done and my lips well oiled,its a total freedom and still
can get to be close to my God” says Mweek*
The list of attendance
ranges from who is who in the elite class in the city,”here there’s no
worries of getting exposed by anybody,it is the safest plays for
homosexuals to be together and also to find a God fearing
partner,lawyers,engineers,media personalities name them all who are gays
and lesbians are active members” continues Mweek*
The service is
conducted by alternating spiritual leaders whom we learn two are
pastors,one from a church in Thika and the other a pastor from Naivasha.
The church receives huge funding from a Norwegian rich gay couple to
sustain its operations. Apart from gay dressing code at the
church,members are allowed to hug and kiss during the service as a
greeting sign,”research has shown that kissing is more hygienically safe than
shaking hands so we encourage hugs and kisses in replacement as our
goal is to be clean before God” he continues to say.
Everything else apart from using rainbow multi colored sheets which is an
international homosexuals color of identity,the church service and its
teachings are just as in other churches. The back doesn’t stop at that as
plans to expand the church are currently underway,”we intend to expand
our wings nationally,many organizations liberal to homosexuals have
shown interest in aiding our expansion. Currently only selected
homosexuals in Nairobi are aware and attending,we intend to spread our
rich and move from this home to a bigger place after fully registering
the church,have a place where all homosexuals in Nairobi can stream in
every Sunday and worship their lord as one of their rights to religion
and association freedom. Boarding schools across the country are also
our target since most of our young ones come from these institutions and
there’s need to nurture them spiritually,all this shall be done in
secrecy as always since anything homosexual is illegal in Kenya.
According to our strategy,we should be nationwide by July. Homosexuals
are everywhere and we are so many,it is our intention to take over and
be free to exercise our rights. The massive funding we are set for from
our well off members locally and international will make the movement unstoppable” Mweek*s breaks it down in an onterview with Nairobi Exposed.
For
popularization,the church has depended on the famous gay members in
Nairobi and have steered off organizations like Gays and Lesbians Org in
Kenya. Instead using social meetings to push their agenda. We are told
one of the famous gay members in Nairobi,Joji Baro who is a confessed
HIV+ gospel singer,has been approached and will cash in heavily as the
worship leader in terms of songs. Binyavanga is out of the equation as
he has publicly denounced God and believes in nothing. According to
figures availed to Nairobi Exposed,the church so far has 125 members
with about 83 active members. The number is expected to grown in triple
digits when massive recruitment plan is played out
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