Current Version
Region | Kenya |
Issue | Homosexual activity |
Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
Start Date | Aug 1, 1930 |
End Date | now |
Description | Article 162, 163 and 165 prohibits homosexuality and offender is punishable by up to 21 years in prison with hard labor and fines |
Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20140606193855/http://www.kenyalaw.org/Downloads/GreyBook/8.%20The%20Penal%20Code.pdf |
Revision History (4)
Revision by johnteg. update
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Value | Male illegal, female uncertain | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
Revision by johnteg. changed to update to correct info
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Description | Article 162, 163 and 165 prohibits homosexuality and offender is punishable by from 5 to 14 years in prison. Female same-sexual activity not explicitly prohibited by law, LGBT women are not recognized. Decriminalization pending. | Article 162, 163 and 165 prohibits homosexuality and offender is punishable by up to 21 years in prison with hard labor and fines |
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Sources | http://defensewiki.ibj.org/images/9/9d/Kenya_Penal_Code.pdf | https://web.archive.org/web/20140606193855/http://www.kenyalaw.org/Downloads/GreyBook/8.%20The%20Penal%20Code.pdf |
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Revision by Pizzaslices412653. Female sexual activity not criminalized
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Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Male illegal, female uncertain |
Description | Article 162, 163 and 165 prohibits homosexuality and offender is punishable by from 5 to 14 years in prison. Decriminalization pending. | Article 162, 163 and 165 prohibits homosexuality and offender is punishable by from 5 to 14 years in prison. Female same-sexual activity not explicitly prohibited by law, LGBT women are not recognized. Decriminalization pending. |
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Revision by Pizzaslices412653
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Description | Article 162, 163 and 165 prohibits homosexuality and offender is punishable by from 5 to 14 years in prison. | Article 162, 163 and 165 prohibits homosexuality and offender is punishable by from 5 to 14 years in prison. Decriminalization pending. |
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