MPs praise Kadaga after defeating homosexuality agenda at IPU meeting
A section of MPs on Wednesday honoured Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga for “consistently upholding and protecting Uganda’s cultural values" at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva.
Kadaga spearheaded a group of other lawmakers to vote against debating and banning Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) from appearing in the IPU agenda ever again.
A motion was moved by former minister of ethics and integrity to honour Kadaga's brevity and contribution at the IPU meeting in Geneva.
Nsaba Butoro said: “This is not the first time that you have engaged in battles on an international stage on behalf of Uganda. This time you have engaged in this battle and emerged victoriously."
“The way you defended the people of Uganda outside the country, you should do the same in the country and be the president of this country,” Gilbert Olanya said.
The Minister of State for Housing, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi added that: “Homosexuals don’t produce children, they increase numbers by recruiting."
The session praising the Speaker saw 27 lawmakers contributing to the debate.
Two legislators, including Joy Atim Ongom and Annet Nyakecho, called for the re-tabling of the Anti-Homosexuality Act so "we show the world that homosexuality is not needed".
Early this year, Kadaga threatened to quit the IPU over smuggling the homosexuality motion on the order paper.
Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda and attracts a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.