President
Yoweri Museveni has assented to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023.
The move, which has turned the Bill into an Act,
means that it has now become law and, therefore, criminalises homosexuality in
Uganda.
Parliament on May 2, 2023, passed the
Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 after Museveni returned it to the House for
reconsideration.
Museveni’s assent to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill was
announced by Speaker of Parliament Anita among today, in a tweet.
His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Uganda, General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has executed his constitutional mandate as prescribed by Article 91 (3) (a) of the Constitution. He has assented to the Anti-Homosexuality Act.
— Anita Annet Among (@AnitahAmong) May 29, 2023
As the Parliament of Uganda, we have answered…
The Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 provides for the
death penalty for aggravated homosexuality (sex acts committed without consent
or under force, against children, people with mental or physical disabilities
by a serial offender or involving incest.
The new law also provides for a life sentence in
prison for an individual convicted of committing the offence of homosexuality.
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