A Kenyan high court has temporarily lifted the ban on ‘Rafiki’ a movie about love between two women.
The ruling will allow Kenyan adults to view the movie for the first time in the country for just one week.Kenyans on twitter couldn’t be left behind.Hahaha. Sasa mmesema tusi watch rafiki if we are not gay/queer and we should pay for you to watch it?
What is this now?
Aki mna vutanga mbegu za matomoko wallahy.
?????? pic.twitter.com/LWvCYmmhhG— cookoutthursdays.com (@shobanes) September 22, 2018
Ezekiel Mutua right now after High court has ruled in favor of Rafiki. pic.twitter.com/gwt9RpYLv2
— SHARON (@Tsharz) September 21, 2018
What will happen to Ezekiel when 7days after the screening of Rafiki, there isn’t a ‘spontaneous gay epidemic’ in Kenya? Imagine the shock & horror at discovering that adults can infact regulate their own thoughts + being gay isn’t communicable by watching a film. Imagine ?? pic.twitter.com/rxOzqxgAub
— #MuthoniDrummerQueen (@muthoniDQ) September 21, 2018
Me watching #rafiki for the 5th time knowing @EzekielMutua is hurting ? pic.twitter.com/BCzpOmWFvL
— Brian Mbunde™ (@Brianmbunde) September 21, 2018
I am at Prestige Plaza. There is a guy who has bought out the cinema to watch #Rafiki for Thursday- 229 tickets. He bought all the tickets. At once.
— Hotep Ras(cal) (@MarigaWangombe) September 21, 2018
Dear Ezekiel Mutua,
People don’t become A or B because they watched a movie.
I’ve watched crime movies, but I have not become a criminal.
I’ve watched comedy, but I have not become a comedian.
If I watch a movie with a lesbian theme, it won’t make me lesbian.
I’ll watch Rafiki.— Joshua K. Njenga (@JKNjenga) September 21, 2018
Kenyan High Court lifts ban on Wanuri Kahiu’s #Rafiki, which was censored for “promoting lesbianism”. Adapted from Ugandan writer Monica Arac de Nyeko’s “Jambula Tree”, was 1st Kenyan film 2 screen at Cannes. Kenya courts have struck some big blows for freedom in this our Africa pic.twitter.com/VPKni7XNJ7
— Charles Onyango-Obbo (@cobbo3) September 21, 2018
WHERE ARE WE WATCHING #RAFIKI!? pic.twitter.com/a9ceZgL8KK
— Mūrūthi (@Ngartia) September 21, 2018
In order to be eligible for the Oscars, Rafiki must be screened at a commercial cinema for at least seven days straight. Ezekiel Mutua is already threatening cinemas that may screen the film. pic.twitter.com/SzK3UQ7VRU
— Nanjala Nyabola (@Nanjala1) September 21, 2018