Kenyan court due to rule on decriminalising homosexuality

A tattoo of an LGBT activist is seen during a court hearing in the Milimani high Court in Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya. February 22, 2019. High Court is on May 24, 2019 expected to deliver a ruling on whether to scrap laws which criminalise homosexuality. PHOTO | REUTERS

Kenya's High Court is on Friday expected to deliver a long-awaited ruling on whether to scrap colonial-era laws which criminalise homosexuality, a verdict that could have repercussions across Africa.

However, the LGBT community fears yet another postponement. In February, the three-judge bench pushed back its decision, citing a heavy workload, prompting dismay from a persecuted community who have fought for years to be accepted.