Warren Throckmorton
Uganda Television Reports on Anti-Homosexuality Bill; Bahati talks to the press
NTV has been keeping up with the developments on the AHB: Nice to see more even coverage. Bahati has also been talking to the press, this time in the UK telling the Guardian that the Legal and Parliamentary Committee has 45 days to report back to Parliament with a report. This is in keeping with…
Read MoreUganda Monitor: $300 Million Lost to Corruption Per Year; Much Foreign Aid Gets Into Wrong Hands
While the Ugandan Parliament sounds a defiant tone to threats of removal of donor aid over the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, the government would be hard pressed to make up the loss of funds. According to this Monitor (Uganda) report, Uganda relies on funds from donor nations to account for 29% of the national budget. A significant…
Read MoreUgandan Government Responds to Introduction of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill
This just in from the Uganda Media Centre: ANTI-HOMOSEXUAL BILL February 08, 2012 RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL CRITICISM OF DEBATE ON ANTI-HOMOSEXUAL BILL Uganda has today been the subject of mass international criticism as a result of the debate on the Anti-Homosexual Bill at parliament. What many of these critics fail to convey is the bill…
Read MoreUgandan MPs Cheer Introduction of Original Anti-gay Bill
Uganda’s Monitor and government backed New Vision both report this morning that MPs cheered when David Bahati re-introduced the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. According to the New Vision: There was excitement at Parliament Tuesday afternoon after the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009 was re-tabled for consideration. Parliament resumed business on Tuesday after over a month of recess. MPs applauded…
Read MoreUganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill to be Tabled in Parliament Today – UPDATED
See Updates below: According to Parliament spokeswoman, Helen Kawesa, David Bahati’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill is on the agenda to be tabled for a first reading in today’s session of Parliament. Kawesa said, “The bill will go through a new process again. It is a new Parliament.” This means that the bill will be referred today to…
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