The Chairman of Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) Mudhar Kitamy was on Wednesday overtaken by emotions and forced to cut short his speech during an anti-LGBTQ media address in Mombasa.
The cleric, expressing his emotional intolerance to the LGBTQ activities, said it was worrying that a future generation may be plunged into uncontrolled same sex immorality that is absolutely against religious faiths and moral values.
“What will we tell our God, as staunch Muslim believers, we feel betrayed by the judges, what does the future of our children and grandchildren hold with this kind of LGBTQ activities, we want action taken, because we are strongly against it,” said Kitamy.
Kitamy asked the attorney general Justine Muturi to expedite the review process of the court to a decision that gave nod to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community to have the right to association.
Kitamy said the country should not imitate western culture saying a country like Kenya has diverse cultural diversity and it's immoral to support activities of LGBTQ.
"We are pleading with the attorney general to expedite the review of the high court decision and outlaw the groups, “said Kitamy.He added "We ask all agencies to also reign in on civil society groups who are conducting secret meetings to propagate the LGBTQ activities,” said shaikh Mudhar Kitamy.
The clerics, during a media briefing held at the Fort Jesus also asked education cabinet secretary Ezekiel Machogu to reign in bookshops they claim are selling reading materials with immoral content.
"These activities are immoral, let our government not stoop too low,to accept grants that will ruin our religious beliefs, we want all NGOs to be audited the activities they propagate so as to tame LGBTQ activities, “said Shaikh Abu Amza masjid Al Hudaa,sparki.
Shaikh Badru Khamis of Masjid Fayaz demanded the three judges who passed the court rulling legalizing registration of LGBTQ organizations saying they went against the will of a majority of the citizens.
"We want the judges to be investigated because we read mischief, we want to know why they made a decision that is against all religions, we are not going to relent,if need be we are going to petition in the East Africa court of justice, “said Shaikh Khamis.
Kenya chairman of Anti-LGBTQ group said they will not relent on the matter cautioning the government for falling into the trap of grants at the expense of good moral values.
"We are collecting signatures, countrywide,that we will take into parliament and petition the withdrawal of the three judges who ruled on the LGBT case,"said Karama.
Riziki Juma Supreme council of Kenya Muslim Supkem women leader said women are suffering the most because it will affect generations.
Zubeida Njau, a women Muslim faithful, asked the president to explain to the nation why this matter is becoming an agenda in a country that is guided by religious beliefs.
"We are saying no to the people pushing this agenda to us. We don't need these activities in the country, it’s as simple as that,” said Njau.
This comes as Nyali member of parliament Mohamed Ali,is preparing a bill to parliament to outlaw same sex activities in the country.Ali says acts of same sex in Kenya should be outlawed.
“I am presenting a bill in parliament to outlaw LGBTQ,we can’t live like animals, Kenya is a country of diverse faith,” said Ali saying the government should pronounce itself on the stand about the matter.
He accused the three judges who ruled in favour of the LGBTQ community saying they should be condemned for abetting moral decadence in a country with diverse religious faiths.
Three Supreme Court judges ruled in the majority side on the issue that has raised a heated debate in the country.