This was an appeal against the decision of the High Court that held that the refusal of the appellants, the Non-Governmental Organizations Co-Ordination Board, to register the respondent, an organization seeking to protect the LGBTIQ community in Kenya, was in contravention of their right to freedom of association.
The petitioner sought to register an NGO with a core objective of protecting the human rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) community. The 1st respondent, the Non-Governmental Organizations’ Co-ordination Board, declined the application on grounds that the Penal Code criminalizes gay and lesbian liaisons since they go against the order of nature.
This was an appeal against the decision of the High Court concerning matters arising out of the Open Day activities of the Molepolole College of Education, which took place on 11 September 1993, and matters arising out of Regulation 6 of the College Regulations.
