Uganda’s leader urges West on non-interference over anti-homosexuality bill
Uganda's parliament passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act on Dec. 20, 2013, before it was declared 'null and void' by the constitutional court in 2014, citing a lack of a necessary quorum of lawmakers to vote on it.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday urged the West against imposing homosexuality on African countries and people.
“The Western countries should stop wasting the time of humanity by trying to impose their practices on other people,” said Museveni in a televised address to parliament.
Museveni’s comments follow threats from the U.S. and other European countries over Ugandan lawmakers tabling the contentious homosexuality bill in parliament to prohibit same-sex marriage.
The lawmakers on Monday commenced a public hearing of the anti-homosexuality bill to prohibit same-sex sexual relationships and the promotion of homosexuality, penalize homosexual practices, and provide compensation to victims of homosexuality.
The bill introduced by an opposition lawmaker aims to protect and strengthen the traditional family values, cherished culture, children and youth who are vulnerable to sexual abuse.
Uganda’s parliament passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act on Dec. 20, 2013, before it was declared ‘null and void’ by the constitutional court in 2014, citing a lack of a necessary quorum of lawmakers to vote on it.
