africa coming up in the next 15 minutes it's not ok to be game saves kenya's high cost of build for kenya l g b t activist says 3 judges reject a bid to strike down goals which criminalize homosexuality saying the band does not contravene basic rights in the kenyan constitution. and eritrea marks 28 years since gaining independence from neighboring ethiopia will meet some young eritreans who fled what they see is a brutal dictatorship. i'm christine wonderwall come to news africa i'm glad you tuned in kenya's high court has unanimously refused to strike down laws which criminalize gay 6 in a packed courtroom the 3 justices justify their decision say the fishes had failed to prove that the provisions are discriminatory now kenyan bt activists brought the case all doing that the kenyan constitution forbids discrimination directly or indirectly against any person on any ground law dates back to the british colonial era and makes homosexual acts punishable with up to 14 years in prison now one of those the petition is is l g b t activists. she joins me now from nairobi welcome to d.w. africa we were

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kenya's high court has upheld a ban on same sex relations the ruling is a huge setback for l g b t activist who fought for the law to be changed the legislation dates back to the british colonial era and makes homosexual acts punishable with up to 14 years in prison. u.s. president donald trump has arrived in japan for a state visit trump is set to spend 4 days in the country to cement ties with japan's prime minister and business leaders and attend a dinner at the imperial palace be the 1st state guest of japan's new emperor his visit comes against the backdrop of increasing tensions in china and north korea. for more let's talk to correspondent michael in tokyo michael don't just gave his 1st speech in japan addressing business leaders what was his main message to them. well of course he's emphasizing the toughness on trade issues which is been something that before him really going back to the 1980 s. he 1st got this idea in his mind that japan was using unfair trade practices against the united states and and this is something that through the decades has never really diverged his own t

kenya's high court has upheld the ban on same sex relations the rules a huge setback for l g b t activists who've fought for the law to be changed the legislation dates back to the british colonial era make some sexual acts punishable by up to 14 years in prison. now here's a reminder of our top stories at this hour police in france are hunting and got suspected bomb after a blast injured at least 13 people in the city of leone counterterrorism forces have opened an investigation. into a prime minister theresa mag's announced that she will resign the sad leader of a conservative party on the 7th of june this follows heavy criticism from within our party after she fell to get support for her sick deal with the e.u. 3 so many will remain as a caretaker prime minister until a new leader is chosen a process that could take several weeks. for your next here on the day w d w business african nation band physical and i'm phil graham more at the top of the hour have a good. with different languages we fight for different things that's fine but we all stick up for freedom freedom of speech and free

and kenya's high court has upheld a ban on same sex relations the ruling is a huge setback for l g b t activists who have fought for the law to be changed the legislation dates back to the british colonial era and makes homosexual acts punishable with up to 14 years in prison. that's a different story in taiwan which has made history by becoming the 1st place in asia to legalize same sex marriage dozens of couples have celebrated by tying the knot but the battle for equal rights is far from over. a historic day for taiwan sealed with a case these couples are among the very 1st to tie the knot on the day the island's landmark decision to legalize same sex marriage came into force taiwan became the 1st place to legalize same sex marriage in asia placing it at the vanguard of the growing gay rights movement in the region it's the momentous day that many couples have been waiting a long time for. ok today i can candidly tell everyone in front of so many people that we have got married where homosexuals i feel that we are so lucky to see. hundreds of couples have been seizing the 1st opport

b j p an increase majority. this is d.w. news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes it's not ok to be game saves kenya's high cost of build for kenya l g b t activist says 3 judges reject a bid to strike down laws which criminalize say the fair does not contravene basic rights in the kenyan constitution. and eritrea marks 28 years since gaining independence from neighboring ethiopia will meet some young eritreans who fled what they say is a brutal dictatorship. i'm christine wonderwall.