Comments on: Uganda round up: Ssempa summoned to court, Rolling Stone hearing slated for Dec. 31

By: Jame

Jame — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:01:22 +0000

Happy New Year to you all

By: James

James — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:01:22 +0000

Ssempa’s crusade against gays is now starting to make a little more sense. Is this all just a ruse to get rid of competitors for his own professional sale of the “Gospel” as he sees it?

I guess we’ll find out …

By: Richard Willmer

Richard Willmer — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:01:22 +0000

‘Rolling Stone’ ruling now given – in favour of the plaintiffs (i.e. the human rights activists).

By: Richard Willmer

Richard Willmer — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:01:22 +0000

The situation is indeed complex and more than a little puzzling. The whole business with the allegations against Kayanja has rumbled on for some time; the ‘Rolling Stone’ judgement has been repeatedly postponed; the Bahati Bill might now be ‘eclipsed’ by the Cultural Leaders Bill; little was said over Christmas by religious leaders on the issue of homosexuality (in stark contrast to last Christmas); western opposition to the Bahati Bill, which has foreign policy implications (e.g. asylum issues, reaction of other African states, bilateral relations, human rights) remains as strong as ever (my FCO contact assures me of that).

My feeling is that ‘someone’ in Kampala would like to ‘move on’ from the whole homosexuality issue, on the grounds that continuing to ‘bang that particular drum’ is proving ‘unhelpful’ on many levels. We shall see – though whatever happens, the issue of Uganda and homosexuality will rumble on for some time to come, as neither side in this battle is going to ‘give up’ without a prolonged fight. Meanwhile, discussion keeps on going – a good thing in my view.

By: Wendy Leigh

Wendy Leigh — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:01:22 +0000

Odd that Maazi alleges that the ‘gays’ are controlled by foreign sources but not the so-called Christians even though the evidence to the contrary is overwhelming and, well, we are still waiting for Maazi’s “evidence.”

In the meantime, any time spent by the Bahatiists uncomfortably under the microscope they are creating themselves is cause to pop a bottle of bubbly. I hope they all get a taste of it. Cheers!