Uganda President warns of anti-gay bill’s eonomic impact
4 Oct 2014 5:42 AM IST
In an editorial carried by a leading national daily, veteran President Yoweri Museveni said, he only signed off on a controversial anti-gay law earlier this year because he wanted to protect children and stop people being ‘recruited’ into homosexuality.
But he said that although Uganda could endure aid cuts, it would be badly hit by a trade boycott.
The comments, carried by the New Vision newspaper, came as Ugandan MPs are trying to present anti-gay legislation for a second time. A previous bill had been voted through and signed off on by Museveni earlier this year, but was struck down by the constitutional court on a technicality.
The legislation would see homosexuals potentially jailed for life, outlaws the promotion of homosexuality and obliges Ugandans to denounce gays to the authorities and the country has been facing condemnation from key allies and donors including the European Union and United States.
But he said that although Uganda could endure aid cuts, it would be badly hit by a trade boycott.
The comments, carried by the New Vision newspaper, came as Ugandan MPs are trying to present anti-gay legislation for a second time. A previous bill had been voted through and signed off on by Museveni earlier this year, but was struck down by the constitutional court on a technicality.
The legislation would see homosexuals potentially jailed for life, outlaws the promotion of homosexuality and obliges Ugandans to denounce gays to the authorities and the country has been facing condemnation from key allies and donors including the European Union and United States.
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