JMC – Again, I am only reporting what the press there is reporting. I don’t know the situation well enough to render a strong opinion.

What I do know is that Martin Ssempa told the world for months that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill was aimed only at pedophiles. Everyone knew that was false at the time he said it, but he kept on saying it. His credibility during his defense of the AHB took such a serious wound that I doubt it could ever be repaired outside of Uganda. When one addresses a world audience and says something that is provably false, one cannot expect the benefit of the doubt on other matters.

JMC – I think Ssempa can handle self-destructing just fine. His porn shows in Uganda and desire to kill gays ultimately did him in.

Regarding his US support, I am skeptical. I would need to see some proof of that.

Martin: I don’t hate you. Strange that you would say that. I have worked to make the Anti-Homosexuality Bill clear about what it means and I have worked to parse your defense of it, but that doesn’t mean I hate you.

On the truth, I simply reported what the UG press is saying. I don’t know what the truth is. I have heard some evidence that makes me think you all did recruit people to accuse Kanyanja but it is not first hand so I can’t evaluate it. That is all between you, your conscience and your God.

The court verdict has nothing to do with Bahati’s bill. The issue before the court concerned whether Kayanja had effectively been libelled or not. The court decided that he had been, and that the accused were, at least in part, responsible for this.

The fact that Ssempa supports key aspects of the Bahati Bill is irrelevant with regard to this case, although what happened does perhaps indicate how the Bill might be used to destroy people if it were ever to become law.