CMRSL STATEMENT ON THREATS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY MADE ON 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2023 BY THE ANTI-LGBTQ MOVEMENT. On 2nd September, 2023, a group of people carrying banners titled…

CMRSL is happy to announce that this morning, the ODPP withdrew charges in Msa MCSO. No. 88 of 2021 (Consolidated with Msa MCSO. No. 89 of 2021), R Vs. DM…

Anti-LGBTQ+ Group Storms Bars in Mombasa, threatens violence A group of demonstrators calling themselves the “Anti-LGBTQ Movement” stormed several bars in Bamburi area, Mombasa on 2nd September 2023, shortly after…

What is non-binary awareness week? Non-binary Awareness Week is a dedicated time to raise awareness and visibility of non-binary individuals, their experiences, and the challenges they face. This week-long observance…

Msaada wa Kisheria Kuwezesha ufikiaji wa haraka wa huduma za kisheria na haki kwa watu wa Kenya wenye utambulisho wa Mashoga, Wapenzi wa Jinsia Zote, Watu wanaojitambulisha kama Jinsia Mbili,…

LEGAL AID What is legal aid? Legal aid is a system of providing free or low-cost legal assistance to individuals who are unable to afford the services of a private…

By Michael Kioko, Advocate – Mombasa High Court A Petition filed on behalf of a gay men charged in Mombasa court with having unnatural sex and subjected to forced anal/genital…

By Michael Kioko, Advocate of the High Court – MombasaThis is an update on the above-matter.This matter came up for further hearing on 5th May, 2023 before Hon. Justice Ong’injo,…

16 alarming facts about the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023. By Michael Kioko On 21st March, 2023, Uganda voted into law the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023 barely two weeks after a Bill…

(Criminal defence of two men charged with committing unnatural offence contrary to Section 162 (c) of the Penal Code, Cap 63 Laws of Kenya.)This case came up for hearing of…