{"id":9144,"date":"2014-01-06T13:13:52","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T13:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/?p=9144"},"modified":"2014-01-06T13:21:44","modified_gmt":"2014-01-06T13:21:44","slug":"nrm-caucus-to-discuss-anti-gay-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/nrm-caucus-to-discuss-anti-gay-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"NRM caucus to discuss anti-gay bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Mbabazi, the bill was not only sneaked into the House but also required wider consultations because homosexuality is not a new phenomenon in Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>Mbabazi who opposed the passing of the bill citing lack of quorum believes that homosexuality is an abnormal situation that requires a gradual rather than a radical approach;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Uganda\u2019s ambassador to Canada Alintuma Nsambu says sections of the population there have started mobilizing against Ugandans.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate development, human rights activists have thrown their weight behind President Yoweri Museveni\u2019s resolve to study the Anti-Homosexuality bill before assenting to it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Sewakiryanga-and-Okello.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9150\" alt=\"Sewakiryanga and Okello\" src=\"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Sewakiryanga-and-Okello-300x201.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Sewakiryanga-and-Okello-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Sewakiryanga-and-Okello-290x195.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Sewakiryanga-and-Okello.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In December, Parliament passed the bill, which seeks to outlaw acts of homosexuality and prescribes life imprisonment for persons caught in the acts.<\/p>\n<p>However, NGO Forum Executive Director, Richard Ssewakiryanga and Uhuru Institute\u2019s Leonard Okello say the bill has sections that violate human rights and needs further study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Mbabazi, the bill was not only sneaked into the House but also required wider consultations because homosexuality is not a new phenomenon in Uganda. Mbabazi who opposed the passing of the bill citing lack of quorum believes that homosexuality is an abnormal situation that requires a gradual rather than a radical approach; Meanwhile, Uganda\u2019s ambassador to Canada Alintuma Nsambu says sections of the population there have started mobilizing against Ugandans. In a separate development, human rights activists have thrown their weight behind President Yoweri Museveni\u2019s resolve to study the Anti-Homosexuality bill before assenting to it. In December, Parliament passed the bill, which seeks to outlaw acts of homosexuality and prescribes life imprisonment for persons caught in the acts. 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