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In a few days our mighty parliament of Uganda passed the controversial Homosexuality Bill. This is not the first of it’s kind the first being in 2014 that was later overturned by our Court of Laws. On top of that, it’s not the first bill our parliament, out of emotion’s, pass Laws for other purposes outside the public eye. 

The requirements by financial institutions, whose checklist must be met 100 per cent, the licensing authorities, and now the NSSF Act which requires that all employees must be registered with the Fund, make starting a new venture out of consideration for young people who do not have a lot of cash on them.

HOMOSEXUALITY: I once shared a story when I was at the law school, about the Enguli Act. The Bazungu (Whites) had introduced it in the 1950s. And 20 or so years, there wasn’t a single prosecution or conviction. So when Prof. Kiapi asked, why, it was an easy answer: there were never any EXHIBITS to produce in Court! The Waragi was drunk on site. And what was left would be consumed at the Police Station and the rest by Court clerks and probably the Grade 3 Magistrate.

More critically, the law is as stupid as it is going to be redundant. It is stupid because it is passed on the basis of protecting Ugandan morals. But you cannot legislate morality and enforce it using state diktat. Morality would be best left to families and religious institutions. Besides homosexuality is not the only “immoral” problem Uganda is facing.

National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Acting Managing Director (MD) Patrick Ayota and Board Chairman Peter Kimbowa on Monday, March 13, 2023, led the Fund’s Executive Committee to respond to the adopted parliament select committee report on the state of affairs at the Fund.

The spokesperson of Uganda’s national army, the UPDF, and the leader of the country’s main opposition party have, as expected, offered conflicting views on the issue of the torture of Eric Mwesigwa, an activist of the National Unity Platform (NUP). The following are statements from Brig Felix Kulayigye and Robert Kyagulanyi on Mwesigwa’s torture issue and alleged NUP drones in a crossfire in which state security and political opposition exchange blame: 

The Church of England has departed from the Anglican faith and are now false teachers. We fear Jesus’ words for them, “If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.” (Rev 2.5b) It’s that serious.

President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni has narrated how he came to know and deal with fallen former Democratic Party (DP) President General Dr Paul (Paulo) Kawanga Ssemogerere, a man who previously served as Deputy Prime Minister in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Government. 

Ugandan President has issued new directives to prevent the further spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country. Uganda’s Health Ministry declared the outbreak of the Ebola in the country in September 2022 after a man tested positive for the viral haemorrhagic disease in the district of Mubende.