Residents demand opening of school in Mubende closed over homosexuality

Some of the parents said they had already paid school fees for their children and yet the school is now closed.

Last month, the state minister for primary education, Joyce Moriku Kaducu, closed the boarding section of the school after reports emerged that seven pupils were sodomised by the school warden.

Earlier this year, Members of Parliament (MP) raised concern over the increasing cases of homosexuality in schools.

While addressing the Parliament, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, said some schools have been turned into recruitment centres for the gay community.

 “These schools are now recruitment centres. Some of these children and their parents are dying in silence. We need the Committee on Education to look into this matter and we find solutions. This cannot go on like this. Some of the boys in a certain school fear moving in the night for fear of being sodomised,” he said.

Charles Bakkabulindi who represents workers in Parliament said some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are involved in the promotion of homosexuality in schools.

“These NGOs use teachers in these big schools to recruit the students into these activities. We need to curb this,” he said, adding, “measures need to be taken in order to curtail the growing vice in schools.”

The lower Madi County MP, Ronald Afidra Olema, said measures such as Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) being in full control of content on televisions need to be taken.

“The TV stations especially through the cartoon channels are showing material promoting same sex. They need to be on board in curbing this vice,” he said.