Former Machakos senator Johnson Muthama has called out the United States for being hypocritical against Uganda, over LGBTQ.
According to Muthama, the US claims to be a defender of democracy but has been pushing developing countries to accept LGBTQ.
He said it was time the free world practised what it has been preaching.
"The ongoing debate about the LGBTQ agenda and the increasing pressure from the United States and other developed countries to have the practice accepted globally is totally uncalled for. The US has projected itself as a defender of democracy," Muthama said.
"It should therefore practice what it says by respecting democratic decisions made by other countries. It would be hypocritical for the USA to claim to be championing democracy on the one hand while on the other, it's trying to stifle it in other nations."
He used Kenya as an example whereby the president has publicly called out the practice of same sex, but the US has not imposed any sanctions for the same.
"In Kenya, for instance, our Constitution, laws, culture and traditions prohibit the practice of same sex relationships. In addition, President William Ruto early this year made it clear that same sex relations will not happen in Kenya," he said.
Muthama's remarks come hours after the US issued a travel advisory to citizens against traveling to Uganda.
The US advised its citizens to reconsider traveling to Uganda due to crime, terrorism, and anti-LGBTQI+ legislation.
"Anti-Homosexuality Act raises the risk that LGBTQI+ persons, and those perceived to be LGBTQI+, could be prosecuted and subjected to life imprisonment or death based on provisions in the law, and may be subject to mandatory reporting to the police if they are suspected of committing or intending to commit the acts," the statement reads.
It has also advised the supporters of the dignity and human rights of LGBTQI+ persons to stay vigilant as they could be prosecuted and imprisoned for multi-year sentences.
"Some areas have increased risk."
In May, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law the anti-gay bill, which prescribes tougher penalties for ''aggravated homosexuality.''
The new law, one of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world, makes homosexuality illegal with offenders set to face a 20-year jail sentence for promoting homosexuality.
