Larry Madowo Tells Off Kenyans For Their Pretense Over Homosexuality

Homosexuality is a rampant topic within our confines that has elicited different views and reactions within the society, thanks to the controversy that accompanies it. While most Western countries have embraced it warmly, Kenya and Africa as a whole are still at odds over whether to embrace the culture of homosexuality or to discard it all together.

While some are for homosexuality, majority of Kenyans publicly deny its tenets and practice within the country. This perhaps explains why it is one of the most controversial subjects of discussion within our territories.

The controversy was further manifested when the Film Classification Board of Kenya banned outright the sale and promotion of the controversial film ‘The Stories of Our Lives’, which was believed to promote homosexuality within the country. Its director, as reported by Ghafla Kenya, was briefly arrested and released on bail for promoting the film despite the ban.

Now Larry Madowo, the NTV’s The Trend presenter, has added his voice on the homosexuality topic. In his Daily Nation column, Larry has taken a swipe at Kenyans for ‘drinking wine as they preach water’.

Larry seems to be taken aback by the fact that Kenyans are at the forefront in discouraging homosexuality but are the leading in googling and learning about the practice.

This is what he had to say:

“On matters gay, Kenyans are preaching water, drinking wine

NINETY TWO per cent of Kenyans consider homosexuality unacceptable, according to a Pew Research Centre survey. Yet Kenya has the highest number of Google searches for “gay sex pictures”.

The Google Trends report came out just after the Kenya Film Classification Board banned the feature film, Stories of Our Lives, which tells the stories of some gay Kenyans.

One of the film’s producers, George Gachara, was even briefly arrested. Gachara and his partners, Njoki Ngumi and Jim Chuchu, premiered the film at the Toronto Film Festival in September.

In a country that’s mostly Christian and rabidly opposed to homosexuality, there sure are many odd sexual preferences your local pastor or imam wouldn’t approve of.

Some gay commentators claim that the most homophobic people are secretly gay; maybe this provides a shred of evidence.”