Homosexuals on the run after police busting gay racket in Makindye
Nsanja Michael, and his co-accused can run, not sure for how long they can hide in a country where the sex orientation they subscribe to was criminalized. At the end of it all, the long arm of the law will catch up with them.
Katwe Police Station, in Makindye division, located in Uganda’s capital Kampala are following up on a case in which residents of Kizungu Zone turned against suspected homosexuals residing in their area.
The four suspected homosexuals led by a one Nsanja Michael fled from their home in Kizungu Zone when a neighbor tipped them that residents were mobilizing to lynch them. It is not yet known where the four are hiding but police has started a manhunt.
Police wants to interrogate them on allegations of committing a sexual crime as stipulated in the country’s penal code. Homosexuals and members of the LGBTQ community in the country continue to live in fear because of such discrimination.
Same sex relations or homosexuality remains a crime in any part of Uganda following Parliament’s passing of the Anti Homosexuality Act in 2023. President Yoweri Museveni assented to the law for its roll out and implementation.
Since then, gay and lesbian people continue to face wrath from law enforcers and members of the public. Authorities are using the Anti Homosexuality Act to crack down on gay people. Members of the public are encouraged to report any suspected homosexual.
According to reports received by police, Nsanja Michael is a known homosexual. “We all knew that he was gay. But it looks like the community fears that he will influence their children. They now want him eliminated. No parent wants his children to grow up knowing homosexuality is normal. And since by law its criminal, the community wanted to take action,” Nsanja Michael’s neighbor said.
Some sections of the Anti Homosexuality Act recommend death for death, life imprisonment and long term jail service. Abetting the crime of homosexuality is punishable – this means that knowing someone who is a homosexual and you don’t report the case to police is committing a crime.
With this in mind, many people don’t want to associate with homosexuals because they will be abetting homosexuality. This further isolates homosexuals in the country. Already cultural norms in the country don’t allow homosexuality.
Nsanja Michael, and his co-accused can run, not sure for how long they can hide in a country where the sex orientation they subscribe to was criminalized. At the end of it all, the long arm of the law will catch up with them.
