Uganda’s parliament Speaker promises to pass anti-gay bill at all costs

Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, said the anti-gay bill would be tabled and dealt with quickly at “whatever the cost”.

Ms Among made the remarks after the architect of the Bill, Mr Asuman Basalirwa, was unable to table the Bill for first reading yesterday because the Ministry of Finance had not granted him the Certificate of Financial Implication as required, DailyMonitor reported.

Last week, while in the process of enacting a fresh law, Speaker Among reiterated that the law is meant to shield Uganda’s culture and its sovereignty.

“We put this on the order paper knowing that this is an urgent matter. May we hear from the Cabinet on what is happening. The fight that we are in is a moral fight, it is a cultural fight and it is indeed a fight to protect the sovereignty of our families. We need to respond to the cries of our citizens in Uganda. You have seen what is happening in schools, are we going to sit here and continue lamenting when we know we can do something?” Ms Among asked.

“As Parliament of Uganda, we are going to pass this Bill. At whatever cost, we will pass it, we are going to protect the morals [and] the values of Ugandans,” she added.