Attorney General Justin Muturi has declared that he will appeal the decision enabling LGBTQ Groups to register with the Supreme Court.

PHOTO | COURTESY Attorney General Justin Muturi has declared that he will appeal the decision enabling LGBTQ Groups to register with the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that it was discriminatory to deny LGBTQ individuals the ability to register as an NGO, despite homosexuality being against the law in the country.

It came after lower courts in Kenya denied community members' requests to register Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to advance their rights in 2013.

At a church in Manyatta, Embu County, on Sunday, Muturi said that since the issue of LGBTQ people affects people's lives, Kenyans should be able to express their views on it.

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He insisted that the discussion was outside the church and that Kenyans should participate.

The AG stated that the nation has its principles and that he will ask the Supreme Court's full bench to consider the issue in the public's interest.

Representative Ann Wamuratha of Kiambu Women, one of the other leaders at the Thanksgiving service, claimed that the verdict was unconstitutional.

Wamuratha announced that she would also introduce a proposal in parliament to request the amendment of the Sexual Act.

PHOTO | COURTESY Attorney General Justin Muturi

Reactions to Friday's decision have come from churchgoers. Redeemed Gospel Church of Kenya clergy have denounced the decision and argued that LGBTQ lobby groups shouldn't get permission in Kenya.

According to Archbishop Arthur Kitonga, we are permitting such amounts to breach God's laws, which can bring curses to the nation.

Calisto Odede, the head bishop of CITAM, questioned the Apex court's decision and compared LGBTQ people to "illegal practitioners" like paedophiles.

"Many of us are left to wonder whether other criminal practitioners like pedophiles and those engaged in incest also have the right to associate, and if not, how different they are from homosexuals in light of this somewhat contradictory verdict. potentially even criminal organizations, "In a statement, he stated.

Bishop Odede reaffirmed that the church would not back down from denouncing such decisions, claiming that supporting gay behaviour devastates African cultural values and goes against Christian teachings.