It’s amazing how Kenyan’s show affection and passion towards the things they like, People they love and above all, the love for the country.
It goes beyond our cultural and personal differences to appreciate each other in special ways that bring us together and redefine who we are. Above all, we are all Kenyans. Lesbian
Love 254 engaged Kenyans during the Valentine’s period to share Love Messages in Video and Picture messages and after hundreds of entries, there was a winner; Po Likimani. Following her win, Po Likimani, made a bold move and took a loved one, a girl.
A move that was met with a lot of excitement and sparked debate from the conservative people after pictures from the dinner date were made public.
A situation that has baffled the organizers of the competition Love 254. Kenyans watched and liked Po Likimani’s video and Po won for her passionate love and their articulation and the expression of Love and the choice to take a girl to the Valentine’s dinner is not anywhere near Love 254’s worries.
“Is it not right for people to live their lives? Why should it bother anyone with someone else’s sexual orientation and identity?”The organizers ask.
The last few years we have seen a twist in the approach of the whole gay conversation; from former prime minister publicly declaring that it isn’t wrong and public figures such as Binyavanga Wainaina coming out as gay .
This past weekend a Kenyan produced film Stories of Our Lives, directed by Jim Chuchu, won the Teddy Special Jury Award after screening in the Panorama section at the Berlinale Film Festival, which ran from 5 to 15 February. The film was also recognized at the Berlinale with the 2nd Place Panorama Audience Award in the Fiction Film category. “Stories Of Our Lives is a film about people, it’s about co-existence, it’s about finding love and belonging. We made this film to open dialogue about identities, what it means to be Kenyan, and what it means to be different. By placing a restriction on this film, the Board has chosen to delay this inevitable conversation.“
Stories of Our Lives was banned in Kenya by the Kenya Film Classification Board because “the film has obscenity, explicit scenes of sexual activities and it promotes homosexuality which is contrary to our national norms and values”
Speaking to Ghafla, the Love 254 organizers pose a series of thought provoking questions such as ”Who are we to ban something or someone that represent us? Are Kenyans who are homosexual for example, not Kenyans? Do we ban marathon competitions where Kenyans participate and win? Do we ban Oscar awards where Kenyans participate and win? “
Appearing on Ghafla.co.ke
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