KFCB Bans Gay Film in Kenya
The Kenya Film and Classification Board on Thursday 23rd September Barned the release of the film I Am Samuel stating that it was deemed unfit for a Kenyan audience.
Christine Juma 
According to the Board, the film's content aimed to normalize same-sex marriage as a viable way of life, in violation of Article 165 of the Penal Code and Cap 222 of the Films and Stage Plays Act, both of which prohibit homosexuality.
The board also further added that the 52-minute film, directed by Samuel Murimi, shows two gay men performing a religious marriage, which KFCB describes as heretical.
The Kenya Gay Film I AM SAMUEL. PHOTO TWITTER
“Worse still, the production is demeaning of Christianity as two gay men in the film purport to conduct a religious marriage invoking the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. On the basis of religion as a classifiable element, the Board finds the documentary not only blasphemous but also an attempt to use religion to advocate same-sex marriage,” read the statement in part.
On the other hand, the video aims to persuade audiences that the elder generation, which was earlier opposed to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender {LGBTQ}, is gradually coming around to same-sex marriage; and that the film also breaches the Kenyan Constitution Article 45, which recognizes the family as the primary unit of society.
