In a blow to artistic freedom and expression, a court in Kenya has refused to end the country’s ban on the internationally acclaimed lesbian love story, Rafiki. On Wednesday, the High Court found that the film’s producers had failed to show that banning the film infringed on freedom of expression because this is not an absolute right and may be restricted to protect society.
Justice J. A Makau also said that the power of the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) to censor the film was not unconstitutional.
Director and co-producer Wanuri Kahiu told the Thomson Reuters Foundation that she would continue to fight to have the film freely available in Kenya. “We are disappointed of course.
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