Parliament to discuss anti-gay bill tomorrow

This was revealed by the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, at the tail-end of the joint ecumenical thanksgiving service at Parliament on Tuesday morning.

Among stated that the House is set to tackle the escalating moral decay soiling Uganda as a country

She added that the promoters of homosexuality do not appreciate the values of Ugandans that they are destroying.

She said as an institution of Parliament that passes the laws, the focus will be on drafting an anti-gay law

During the same service convened under the theme “Let your light shine; rebuilding our Godly image,” Among demanded that leaders be exemplary by providing the required light to flush out darkness killing society.

By the time of filing this story, whispers from Parliament intimated that the matter may be lined up on the order paper to allow movers of the motion to be accorded leave to process the Bill.

The movers of motion are rumored to be led by the Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliament Asuman Basalirwa who will largely delve into the shelved Anti- Homosexuality law that was previously passed by Parliament.

Several leaders have recently expressed concern over the increasing homosexual tendencies in the country.

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, last year expressed concern about the vice saying some non-government orgainsations have been key in promoting the vice in schools and other places.

While closing the senior one selection exercise at Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) Lugogo show grounds, the Minister of Education and Sports, in a speech read by the Minister for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo, who represented her, promised to offer support to schools that are trying to fight the vice.   

Religious leaders through their umbrella body, the inter-Religious Council of Uganda, also expressed concern about the ever-increasing vice in the Ugandan society. The religious leaders called for the protection of children against the vice.