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# What's life like for LGBTQ people in Kenya?
- URL: https://www.gtv.blue/kenya/
- Published: 2025-11-09T00:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-10T05:08:34.000Z
- Description: Let's take a look at some of the key equality indicators.
- Author: Gareth Johnson
- Tags: An LGBTQ Guide to the World

What's life like for LGBTQ people in Kenya? Let's take a look at some of the key equality indicators.

### Is homosexuality legal in Kenya?

It’s currently illegal to be gay in Kenya.

Sodomy is criminalised under section 162 of the Kenyan Penal Code, and is punishable by up to 14 years imprisonment. Any other sort of sexual contact or intimacy between men is criminalised under section 165 of the Kenyan Penal Code, and is punishable by up to five years imprisonment. 

### Are there any protections against discrimination for LGBTQ people in Kenya?

No. There are no protections in place in relation to discrimination on the basis of sexuality.

### Is there Marriage Equality in Kenya?

No. There is no legal recognition of same-sex relationships.

### What's life like for LGBTQ people in Kenya?

Kenya is a socially conservative country - the subject of homosexuality is generally considered taboo. Political and religious leaders regularly make public statements against LGBTQ people. There have been several reported instances of homophobic violence.

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