Uganda revives the anti gay bill in parliament

Those who thought the Ugandan ‘s homophobic anti gay bill proposed in 2009 was long gone should think again.The bill was revived in parliament last week by the Ugandan lawmaker David Bahati in parliament after it was shelved following a widespread International outcry.

The bill which proposes the  imprisonment of homosexuality and those who offer homes for homosexuals awaits a report back from the parliament ‘s legal affairs committee after it was referred there for scrutiny so that it could be formally  debated in parliament. “ Anyone who "aids, abets, counsels or procures another to engage of acts of homosexuality" would face seven years in prison. Landlords who rent rooms or homes to gays also could get seven years’’
however it has been agreed that the section calling for the death penalty would be removed when it was discussed by the legal affairs commitee

While  the bill might look outrageous there is still the need to consider that Uganda is a conservative  African country which is not familiar with the whole homosexuality issue, which is actually a taboo to about 39 countries  in Africa.However there is also the need to look at the human rights of the homosexuals, as homosexuals are also still humans  which  the African society have to get used to and learn to appreciate!Whether the bill will bring change to Uganda no one knows but  surely Uganda still has to reconsider the bill or face the wrath of losing  financial aid from the International community.
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