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Ugandan parliament has watered down an anti-homosexuality bill that originally criminalised people for simply identifying as LGBTQ+. The proposed legislation, first approved in March, was returned to the house after President Yoweri Museveni suggested changes. He said the clause penalising people who identify as gay would have led to the …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has asked the country’s lawmakers to make clear in a proposed anti-homosexuality law that it is not criminal to merely identify as gay, local media reported. This measure is part of an attempt to tone down a bill that has drawn international condemnation. Last month, Ugandan …

A Ugandan court charged a government minister and her brother with fraud and detained them in a rare corruption case against the country’s top official. The minister, Mary Goretti Kitutu, and her brother appeared before an anti-corruption court on charges of stealing roofing sheets for housing in the country’s poorest …

Ugandan authorities have closed the boarding section of a primary school in the central Mubende region after seven schoolboys reported to have been sodomised by the school’s caretaker, local media reported. The caretaker reportedly pleaded guilty to the charges in court last week and is waiting for sentencing. State Minister …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said anti-LGBT draft legislation passed by Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday undermines fundamental human rights and urged the government to reconsider implementing it, the BBC reported. The hastily passed bill says anyone identifying as LGBT could face a long prison sentence. Individuals belonging to …

Uganda’s parliament is expected to vote on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 on Tuesday amid mixed reactions from various stakeholders, DailyMonitor reported. The Bill will be presented for the second and third reading by the Bugiri Municipality legislator, Mr Asuman Basalirwa, local media reported. It is not yet confirmed whether the voting …

Three Ugandan students were killed after a lorry rammed into their classroom at a school near the capital, Kampala, local media reported. At least 18 other learners were injured in the incident at Kasaka Secondary School on Tuesday afternoon. The lorry got nearly halfway into the building and tore up …

Ugandan lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation to Parliament that proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations in a country where homosexuality is already illegal, defying criticism from human rights groups. Ms Anita Among, the speaker of Parliament, referred the Bill to a House committee for scrutiny, the first step in …

Uganda said on Thursday it expects to start generating at least 1000 megawatts (MW) from nuclear power by 2031 as it moves to diversify its sources of electricity and accelerate its energy transition, a key part of its climate change response, Reuters reported. Uganda has uranium deposits and President Yoweri …

Two cousins have been subjected to flogging in a cleansing ritual aimed at shielding the community from generational curses after being caught red-handed in a sexual relationship in the Eastern Uganda. The duo were found in the man’s house after suspicions that they were involved in a sexual affair. The cousins …