Ruto speaks on LGBTQ+ rights
President-elect William Ruto responded to queries on how his administration plans to address the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) rights in Kenya in an interview done by CNN.
Ruto spoke to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday evening.
"I am very clear that we respect everybody and what they believe in, but we also have what we believe in and we expect to be respected for what we believe in," he spoke.
"We do not want to create a mountain out of a molehill…When it becomes a big issue for the people of Kenya, the people of Kenya will make a choice," he added.
During his campaign in March 2022, Ruto said that as a public servant, he respects the Constitution and the law would become the guiding principle.
“My position as a Christian is that Bible teaches us against homosexuality and related matters, that is me as William Ruto,” Ruto stated.
“Whatever is within the Constitution, and the law, I’ll respect. So long as everybody is operating within the law, and within what is permissible within the Constitution, they have nothing to fear because we are a nation governed by the rule of law,” he said.
Ruto’s recent sentiments on CNN are similar to those made by outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2018.
