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Kenyan President Said "No" to Abortion in His Country—was there a Media Blackout?

Kenyan President Said "No" to Abortion in His Country—was there a Media Blackout?
Aimee Herd (August 14, 2008)

President Mwai Kibaki said recently that he sees "no reason, now, or in the future, why anyone would want to legalize abortion in Kenya."

(London, England)—According to a report by LifeSiteNews.com, Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki has rejected the legalization of abortion in his country.

President Kibaki of KenyaAt an event held to install the new Catholic Bishop of Kitui, President Kibaki reportedly said that he "saw no reason, now, or in the future, why anyone would want to legalize abortion in Kenya." (Photo: www.officeofthepresident.go.ke/)

Hilary White, writer for LifeSiteNews, noted that there seemed to be a "media blackout" for a time, concerning the president's statement.

The subject was raised due to a "Reproductive Health and Rights Bill" that was proposed with the purpose of legalizing abortion in the east African nation for the first time.

White added that "Mutula Kilonzo, Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development, also spoke of the bill, saying that if it reached Parliament; he would marshal the parliamentary forces to 'shoot the bill down.'"

In her article, White writes:

"The majority Christian country—Kenya's population is 45 percent Protestant and 33 percent Roman Catholic and approximately 10 percent Muslim—is among a group of African nations fighting the ongoing attempt by foreign aid agencies to legalize abortion as part of the population control movement. John Smeaton was instrumental in organizing a united resistance to this pressure from the United Nations aid and development agencies in the 1990s and maintains close ties to pro-life advocates around the world.

"Efforts to legalize abortion and impose western-style secularized values on Kenya are not new. While the country enjoys a total fertility rate of 4.7 children born per woman, its many social and economic problems, including a high rate of HIV/AIDS and high rate of infant mortality, leave it vulnerable to pressure from western aid agencies."

To read the full report, follow the Source Link provided.

Source: Hilary White - LifeSiteNews.com
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