Religious leaders are calling for an amendment to the Constitution to have the cultural and religious values on marriage strengthened.
The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops says the moral values of marriage as it is currently are not protected by law.
According to the group’s chair Martin Kivuva, the recent Supreme Court ruling which gave a right to gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transsexuals and queer to register associations was a result of a wrong interpretation of the law.
“This ruling was based on an erroneous interpretation of the clauses on the freedom of association Article 36 (1) but affects the sacred values of marriage and family as enshrined in the Constitution,” he stated.
A month ago, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the group that had lodged a case.
Although same-sex unions remain illegal in Kenya, the court ruled that everyone has a right to association.
The bishops have since challenged the controversial ruling at the Supreme Court regretting that the LGBTQ ideology is taking advantage of people, especially innocent and vulnerable individuals like the youth and the poor.
"This ideology is an attempt to undermine the family and cultural values which are rooted in the very nature of humankind. It also undermines the dignity of life which is at the core of our beliefs as a nation,” Kivuva said then.
Last month, President William Ruto directed Attorney General Justin Muturi to order a review of the decision.
Speaking in Nandi, Ruto said the review is aimed at weighing the ruling against the law of the land.
"Hii mambo ya LGBTQ, mimi nataka niwahakikishie hivi, tayari Attorney General, kwa niaba ya serikali anarudi kortini kuuliza ihakikishe hii mambo imefanyiwa review ndio tujue ukweli wa katiba ya Kenya iko sehemu gani," he said.
(I want to assure you that on this issue of LGBTQ, the AG, on behalf of the government, is going back to court to seek a review of the ruling so we can fully understand what the Constitution says on the subject).
