Tag Archives: homosexuality

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new bill seeking to control acts of homosexuality is due to be presented in parliament. The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among told a gathering of legislators and religious leaders during the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service held at Parliament this morning that the legislature is determined …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Abu Jaffer, the Kadhi of Arua Muslim District has vowed to name and shame Muslims involved in homosexual practices in an effort to counter the growing threat of the vice. According to Sheikh Abu Jaffer, he will not protect any Muslim faithful who will …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC headquarters has designated Friday, February 24, 2023, to protest against homosexual practices in the country. In a February 21, 2023 statement, Sheikh Imran Abdunoor Ssali, the UMSC Religious Affairs Secretary, directs all District Kadhis nationwide to ensure that their Friday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda has re-emphasized its stance on denouncing homosexuality, a few days after the Church of England pronounced that its priests will be permitted to bless the civil marriages of same-sex couples. Speaking during the 4th anniversary of St. Janani Luwum in Wiigweng …

The declaration of the Anti-Homosexuality Act as unconstitutional upset the patriarchal matrix of power COMMENT | Frank Mugisha | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa last week led the August House into a debate about homosexuality. Parliament’s fear was that there is promotion of homosexuality …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior officers of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces have decried what they termed a cultural invasion by the West, which imposes a threat to the values that Ugandans hold so dear. The two officers, Brigadier General Christopher Kasaija, the Commandant of the UPDF Air-force wing …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu Kingdom has demanded a written apology from Kasese Municipal Council over its alleged attempt to enact a by-law that promotes transgender and homosexuality. This follows a failed attempt by the Kasese Municipal council to enact the HIV/TB services accessibility bill fronted by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Namirembe Diocese has commenced investigations into the complaints of homosexuality levelled against some staff members and learners at King’s College Budo, one of the prestigious schools in Uganda. Rev. Nathan Mulondo, the secretary in charge of education, says Namirembe Diocese which is the founding body of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Church of Uganda-COU will immediately set in motion processes to split from Canterbury, the seat of the Anglican Church worldwide once it officially communicates its support for same-sex marriages. The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, says that they …

Maputo, Mozambique | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s delegation to the joint parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation of the African, Caribean, and Pacific States and the European Union led by Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa, has stated that it will oppose plans to make them adopt and adapt to homosexuality. Tayebwa said Uganda …