The government of Uganda has denied reports that there are plans to re-introduce the anti-gay bill to parliament after a court ruling prohibiting it.
According to the report by The Observer, the bill was first introduced in 2009 drawing worldwide condemnation for gay rights activists because of the tough penalties including death for aggravated homosexuality, defilement and knowingly spreading HIV/Aids. Uganda’s constitutional court banned the law based on the fact that it was passed in parliament without a quorum.
A Ugandan minister told the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Thursday that introducing a bill to bring back a previous law colloquially known as “Kill the Gays” in Uganda would “curb a rise in unnatural sex” in the East African nation.
This is coming days after the news of the reintroduction of the anti-gay law went viral in the whole of Africa and the social media blowing up with disapproving comments.
STOP PRESS LGBT Bill: Government hereby clarifies that it does not intend to introduce any new law with regards to the regulation of #LGBT activities in Uganda because the current provisions in the #PenalCode are sufficient. @UgandaMediaCent @lindahNabusayi @ubctvuganda @nbstv
— Ofwono Opondo P’Odel (@OfwonoOpondo) October 12, 2019