Here’s hoping some have common sense!!
By Melanie Nathan, January 09, 2014.
The Ugandan parliamentary cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has agreed at a meeting in Kampala to hold a NRM (party) parliamentary Caucus meeting to review the recently passed Anti-Homosexuality Bill and determine its position. It is clear that the ruling party and cabinet realize that the Bill could be a severe setback for Uganda in its foreign relations, and that the consequences could be dire.
It is also clear that the manner in which the Bill was voted upon, in secrecy, without its usual placement on the Parliamentary order papers, resulting in a lack of a quorum, could be problematic as to legitimacy. We have received reports from Uganda that there was not yet going to be an official statement on this and concern expressed of competing interests in that the Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Fr Simon Lokodo and NRM ‘s…
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