Amidst minor in-House opposition, Parliament yesterday swiftly passed a legislation with stricter penalties for people engaged in same-sex activities in Uganda.
Penalties under the new legislation include a 10-year-jail term for anyone who engages in same-sex relationships or identifies as LGBTQ.
The fresh anti-gay law, which previously met a court nullification after it was lawed by President Museveni in 2014, returned to a nearly full 11th parliament yesterday as 389 lawmakers were present in-person, with about 55 MPs following proceedings on Zoom technology.
Activists have recently amplified voices blasting the Bill as “a human rights violation.”
In what analysts termed as double-edged remarks, President Museveni March 16 branded gay people as “deviants” but noted that yesterday’s amendments to the anti-gay law would be subjected to scientific findings.