There is reason to be hopeful, despite the country’s history of homophobia
Gitonga Njeru
Gitonga Njeru is a Kenya-based journalist with more than 17 years of reporting experience. His stories appear in Aljazeera, New Scientist, BBC, Guardian and others.
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