Eleven people including 2 Makerere Univeristy law dons, an MP, and a veteran journalist, Andrew Mwenda have petitioned the Constitutional Court challenging the new law for criminalising what they term as consensual same sex among adults. Some of the lead petitioners are Prof . Sylvia Tamale, Dr. Kabumba Busingye, Andrew […]
By Tausi Nakato Jinja Magistrate’s Court has set May 4 as the date on which it will hear a case in which the deputy head teacher of PMM Girls’ SS is facing charges of gross indecency and procurement of gross indecency. Ms Ms. Lydia Mukodha, alongside her alleged lesbian partner, Ms […]
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr. Steven Kaziimba Mugalu has implored President Yoweri Museveni to assent to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill to fight the new form of immortality in the country. Recently, Parliament passed the Anti-gay Bill that was moved by Bugiri Municipality MP, Asuman Basalirwa. The Bill has […]
By Tausi Nakato Jinja Grade One Magistrate has denied bail to the PMM Girls’ SS deputy head teacher, Ms. Lydia Mukodha, who was remanded for allegedly promoting lesbianism at the government-aided secondary school. Ms. Mukodha and her co-accused alleged lesbian partner, Ms. Martha Naigaga, on Tuesday morning appeared before Ms. […]
By Barbra Nalweyiso Parents at Mubende Public Model primary school have asked the state minister for Primary Education, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu to reverse her decision and reopen a boarding section that was closed a fortnight ago following reports of homosexuality in the dormitories. On March 24, Dr. Kaducu closed […]
