Implications of anti-Homosexuality bill

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When the Kenyan president of the supreme court and the chief justice, Dr. Willy Mutunga was in Uganda, he stressed that East Africa should give a clear blueprint in the implementation of the human rights. Dr. Mutunga stressed that the controversy that does exist in the individual constitutions should not be used at the expense of human rights adding that gay rights are human rights too.

What has been going on in Ugandan parliament is saddening owing to the fact that it’s the work of the law to protect each and everyone in regardless of religion, creed, gender or even sexuality. President Museveni’s move to distance himself from the infamous Anti-Homosexuality bill 2008 is a clear indication that the bill does not only foster diplomatic policy breakdown but also will implicate the move by the donor community towards the Ugandan government.

Former Ugandan national assembly clerk Aeneas Tandekwire when he was in office appealed to the house speaker Rebecca Kadaga on the manner in which it was re-tabled in the parliament. Now Ugandan administration might be headed for diplomatic sanction if the bill goes ahead and is passed in to law.

The fight to criminalize homosexuality has had implications to Kenyan society especially in the cyber space. Kenyans have gone ahead and passed a constitution that gives more liberties. With the anti- homosexuality bill now in the committee stage the main question lies here, will President Museveni assent the bill into law?

The purpose for parliamentary procedure is to make laws that promote a just government of men and that includes the so called Kill the Gays bill that Ugandan administration is trying to push.

In a letter to the chairman of the inter-parliamentary union 12+ group hon. Robert Del Picchia, hon. Kadaga had emphasized that the infamous bill was a private members bill which had been dully tabled following all constitutional rules and parliamentary procedures. It’s the high time the equally powerful Ugandan parliamentary speaker to exhibit and promote democracy and human rights in Uganda through promoting sound parliamentary democracy.

According to US secretary for state for foreign affairs Hillary Rodham Clinton said that it’s the high time when the US government uses diplomacy to push for equality in Uganda and other countries that discriminate the LGBT people stressing that “gays rights are human rights too.”

British University of Buckingham which offers validation to Victoria University’s suspension is seen as the formative consequence of the bill before the parliament of Uganda.  Despite the good the bill means for the Ugandan society, the passage will lead to alienation of the pearl of Africa which is believed to be the country with in east Africa with very high population of LGBT.
The Statement in full:
"Over the last few months, the University of Buckingham has been in discussions with our partners, Edulink, who own Victoria University in Kampala, Uganda, about our continued validation of some of Victoria University’s courses. We have both become increasingly concerned about the proposed legislation in Uganda on homosexuality and in particular the constraints on freedom of speech in this area. In the light of this we have agreed to suspend our validation on the assurance that Edulink would produce viable arrangements for existing students on our validated courses to complete their studies. We will of course assist Edulink with any validation support needed to achieve this."
The above statement is the beginning of the journey for Uganda in alienation by commonwealth institutions due to abuse to rights of the minority not only by the government but by the parliamentary systems led by Kadaga.
Former Ethics and Integrity Minister Nsaba Buturo and the mover of the Bill, David Bahati have implicated their country in what is seen as a diplomatic bomb and that may end up booming even with in the East African community as Uganda is a country that depends on Kenya to transport all her goods and imports.
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga had a war of words in Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting in Quebec, Canada. She arrogantly ignored the members of the diplomatic community when they shared their views on the bill that was re-introduced in the August house against Uganda’s parliamentary procedure that requires the private member table a certification of financial implication from the ministry of finance.
As Kadaga takes sides in the debate on the passage of anti-Homosexuality bill it’s important for her but may cause implication to the NRM administration lead by Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

Kadaga was quoted having said ‘that countries that pushed for gay rights can 'keep their Visa and aid'. President Museveni once told NRM politicians that they should revisit the foreign policy implication of the bill

Kadaga is however not mindful of Uganda being denied aid and her being denied entry visas to pro-gay countries a move that forced president to make a u- turn in the bill that was sponsored by Dhorwa MP David Bahati.

Kadaga and Canadian Foreign Minister, John Baird had an altercation at the 127th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Quebec where Kadaga accused Baird of meddling in Uganda's sovereignty. It’s believed the Kadaga-Museveni stand-off may be the speaker is becoming too noisy for the president to accommodate.