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– Rafiki: Banned Kenyan film challenges stereotypes at home and abroad (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 19, 2018

Rafiki is a film with a "clear intent to promote lesbianism in Kenya", the CEO of the Kenya Film Classification Board stated when announcing a nationwide ban against the film earlier this year.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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