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Confronted by growing evidence that sex between men is a significant driver of new HIV infections, the Kenyan government has shed a longtime refusal to acknowledge the existence of homosexuality and will launch a survey of gay attitudes and behaviors in its three biggest cities next year...
...project is considered a landmark because the government and the vast majority of Kenyan people have long refused to address homosexuality in the fight against AIDS. Sex between men is illegal in Kenya - punishable by up to 14 years in prison - and is seen by many as a Western-imported, morally wrong behavior that is limited to areas visited by tourists. (See TIME's pictures of Africa's AIDS crisis...
...While Kenyan attitudes toward homosexuality are considered more liberal than the rest of sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa, gays say they still face overwhelming hostility in the country. The law banning sex between men is a holdover from colonial times but won't be repealed soon; one member of parliament, asked if a draft constitution in the works would enshrine gay rights, said recently that doing so would destroy the document's chances of passing...
...Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, announced with much fanfare three months ago, disclosed Thursday that it had not received any government funding to start its work. And earlier in 2009, the Kenyan parliament rejected a bill that would have created a special tribunal to try the suspects. Lawmakers said it could have been subject to political pressure, but many Kenyans saw it as a classic dodge to avoid responsibility. (Read: "In Kenya, Can War Games Coexist with Wildlife...
...envelope's contents never become known. That could gum the works for the ICC, which can only intervene when a country's own judicial system isn't up to the task. "Odinga and Kibaki might end up supporting a tribunal as a fallback strategy," says Hassan. "Of course, the Kenyan public still has very little faith in the local process...