All movies with LGBTQ+ content are forbidden in Kenya, according to Christopher Wambua, acting CEO of the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB).
Speaking on Friday, Wambua asserted that Kenyan law forbids LGBTQ+ relationships and content.
“As we rate and classify content, we also consider other applicable laws. If there is any content that normalizes, glorifies same-sex relationships, our position in Kenya has always been to restrict and not to broadcast, exhibit or distribute that kind of content within the borders of the country,” he said in an interview with Spice FM.
Wambua stated that agreements made with companies outside of Kenya have limited the amount of content that can be viewed there.
He said that they have already outlawed several Kenyan-made films with LGBTQ+ themes.
I am Samuel, a 52-minute movie, was previously prohibited by the KFCB due to its homosexuality-related content.
KFCB claimed that the movie broke both the prohibitions of Kenya’s Films and Stage Plays Act Capp 222 and Article 165 of the Penal Code, which forbids homosexuality.
“For the avoidance of doubt, restricted in this case means that the film is prohibited from exhibition, distribution, possession or broadcasting within the Republic of Kenya,” the Board emphasized.
