In a country where the climate for LGBTI people was already hostile and discriminatory, LGBTI people have faced a notable increase in arbitrary arrests, police abuse and extortion, loss of employment, evictions and homelessness, and scores have fled the country.
Wakati mkoani Mara mauaji yanafanyika kwa imani za kutaka utajiri, Mikoa ya Shinyanga na Mwanza wanawake wazee wanaishi kwa hofu ya kuuawa wakati wowote kama mtu akimtuhumu kwa uchawi, mauaji ya vikongwe yamekuwa yakiongezeka mwaka hadi mwaka.