Obama Rejects Calls to Avoid Issue of Homosexuality on Kenya Trip

 

By Samwel Born Maina

The White House has dismissed calls by Kenyan religious and political leaders for US president Barack Obama to avoid discussing homosexuality during his visit to the country

“Gay rights are human rights whether we are in Washington, or somewhere in Asia or Africa…this is not something we shy away from underscoring. This is not a topic that we reserve for certain parts of the world and not others,’ US National Security Adviser Susan Rice said.

Giving further details of the trip, Rice said Obama will meet members of his family privately in his tour to the country tomorrow but will not travel to his father’s ancestral home in K’ogelo.

At the White House press briefing yesterday, Rice confirmed that Obama will have a private moment with some of his extended family members who are still living in Kenya.

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Source: Euronews