Gay rugby player Kenneth Macharia earns massive win in deportation case

Kenneth Macharia, a gay rugby player in the UK, has won his battle against potential deportation to Kenya.

According to a report from The Guardian, the 41-year-old athlete earned his right to stay in the UK after winning his appeal against the Home Office.

The judge presiding over the case, Lorraine Mensah, ruled in favour of Macharia after she stated gay men in Kenya faced “discriminatory laws that create a hostile environment in which gay men are exposed to a real risk of discrimination.”

Homosexuality is currently illegal in Kenya, with people convicted facing a possible 14-year jail sentence.

Before Monday’s (19 July) ruling, the Bristol Bison player had been in a legal battle with the immigration resource for the last five years.

Back in 2019, Macharia was faced with the possibility of being deported after his claim to asylum was denied.

In the documents, he stated that he was fearful of facing persecution for being gay.

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