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LGBTQ+ Travel Guide & City Directory
Nairobi
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High Risk for LGBTQ+
✗ Same-sex relations legal
✗ Same-Sex Marriage
✗ Pride Events
⚖️ Sections 162 and 165 of the Kenya Penal Code criminalise same-sex sexual activity with penalties of up to 14 years imprisonment. A High Court challenge was dismissed in 2019, upholding the law. An appeal resulted in a significant victory in the Court of Appeal in 2019 when a three-judge bench struck down the provisions ? but that ruling was itself overturned by a five-judge Court of Appeal bench in 2023, reinstating the criminal prohibition. The case may proceed to the Supreme Court. No same-sex
LGBTQ+ Legal Status in Kenya
Based on national laws as of 2025
38/100
High Risk
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Same-sex relations legal
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Equal age of consent
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Partnership / union
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Adoption rights
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Anti-Discrimination Laws
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Legal gender change
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⚠️ Criminalized
Same-sex relations are criminalised with up to 14 years in prison. The Supreme Court upheld this in 2023.
LGBTQ+ Cities in Kenya
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