Mali jihadists affiliated to the Islamic State group have taken over a village in Ménaka - a region that is now largely under militants control. The Islamist militants seized another village on Monday night following months of fighting.
Image caption: Gay Kenyans are facing an increasingly hostile climate
Juelz Nimo, was part of a team that climbed Mt Kenya in 2019 as part of a campaign to raise awareness on the safety of LGBTQ people and other human rights defenders. Nimo told the BBC that raising the flag again at the third highest peak of the mountain would be a sign of defiance in the face of growing hate against the gay community in Kenya.
The vote was adopted by acclamation in the national assembly which had just slightly above the required quorum of 50 legislators.
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