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[76crimes]

Even worse Anti-Homosexuality Bill wins near-unanimous approval in Uganda

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MP Babu Owino Claps Back at Museveni Over Meddling Accusations

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has responded to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s recent accusations, downplaying the Ugandan leader’s remarks and reiterating his commitment to democracy and leadership that addresses the struggles of ordinary citizens. Museveni, during a State House event in Nairobi where he endorsed Raila Odinga’s bid for African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson, accused Owino…

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Museveni Urges Musicians to Promote NRM Message.

Musicians with President Museveni at State House Entebbe, August 21, 2024. Courtesy image. In a recent meeting at State House Entebbe, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni addressed a gathering of prominent Ugandan musicians, urging them to use their influence to spread the message of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). The event was organized by Ms. Hellen Seku, Commissioner of Patriotism in…

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Uganda Special Forces Command SFC Training #africa #ugandatoday #history

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President Museveni, You are wrong on Rice in Uganda

Dear Your Excellency, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Happy New Year to you and your family. This is going to be a long read but I request that you get a cup of Obushera, sit in your compound under your favorite tent and take time to read what I have penned down. I would like to point out some mindset adulteration you have fallen victim of to condemn the rice production and its producers in…

[olivia2010kroth]

Almayadeen: Uganda - Russia / Almayadeen : Ouganda - Russie

Almayadeen: Uganda – Russia / Almayadeen : Ouganda – Russie As the rift between Russia and the West grows, African nations are going in the opposite direction and warming their ties with Moscow. Alors que le fossé entre la Russie et l’Occident se creuse, les nations africaines vont dans la direction opposée et réchauffent leurs liens avec Moscou. Most recently, Uganda is partnering with Russia…

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Uganda Votes on New Anti-LGBT Law

Uganda Votes on New Anti-LGBT Law

Uganda has another anti-LGBT bill in the works, despite same-sex relations already being heavily illegal in the conservative East African nation. In 2014, Ugandan lawmakers, under the urging of a few American lobbyists, passed a bill that imposed life imprisonment as a sentence for people convicted of having gay sex. This was toned down from its original writing, which called for the death…

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Notorious ADF leader arrested in Masaka - Sources

Ugandan police have arrested a man they believe to be the leader of a group of attackers who have been attacking police stations, particularly in the central part of the country.

Ugandan police have arrested a man they believe to be the leader of a group of attackers who have been attacking police stations, particularly in the central part of the country. Unnamed suspect was detained by crime intelligence teams in Nyendo, Masaka City in central Uganda, according to reliable sources on Sunday. A police source claims that the suspect is currently assisting security…

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Uganda Doctors Beg President Museveni To Seek Seventh Term

Uganda Doctors Beg President Museveni To Seek Seventh Term

A group of doctors in Uganda caused a stir over the weekend after kneeling before long-time President Yoweri Museveni and asking him to stand for a seventh term. The 78-year-old leader has been in power since 1986. The next general elections are due in 2026. The doctors representing the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) had attended a patriotism symposium in the capital, Kampala, when they were…

[76crimes]

Amid 'exponential increase' in homophobic violence, protesters hope to defeat Ugandan anti-gay bill

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Ruto ally opposes GMO nod

Ruto ally opposes GMO nod

President William Ruto and his cabinet have come under fire over their decision to lift a ban on the Genetically Modified Organisms, GMO. Hours after the Cabinet gave a green light on the importation and consumption of GMO, Kenyans have been divided on the decision. Lawyer Miguna Miguna, a Kenya Kwanza ally, has categorically opposed the decision, saying GMO foods are unsafe. “Genetically…

[hicginewsagency]

President Museveni gives Shs300 million for the Imbalu fete.

A boy is circumcised at a recent Imbalu event. Courtesy image In a notable gesture of support, President Yoweri Museveni has donated Shs300 million to the Imbalu celebrations, an annual cultural event celebrated predominantly by the Bagisu people in Uganda. The Imbalu fete, which involves traditional male circumcision ceremonies, holds significant cultural and communal value for the Bagisu…

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Uganda is Africa's most homophobic country. And the hatred unleashed there by the government and extremist religious groups has led to violence.

A prominent Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist is in a critical condition after he was stabbed on his way to work on Wednesday by unknown assailants on a motorbike.

Steven Kabuye, 25, suffered knife wounds and was left for dead in the assault on the outskirts of the capital Kampala before being found by local residents, police said. Human rights defenders have been warning about the risk of attacks on members of the LGBTQ+ community after Uganda last year adopted what is considered one of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world. Kabuye told detectives investigating the incident that he had been receiving death threats, according to a statement issued by police spokesperson Patrick Onyango. “According to Mr Kabuye, two unidentified individuals on a motorcycle, wearing helmets, approached him. The passenger jumped off and attacked him, specifically targeting his neck with a knife,” Onyango said. “Kabuye managed to shield his neck with his right arm, resulting in a stab wound to his hand. Despite attempting to flee, the assailants chased and stabbed him in the stomach and left him for dead,” he said, adding that local residents had found him and taken him to a medical clinic.

You can in certain instances get the death penalty for being gay in Uganda. The assailants probably felt it was their duty to try to murder Steven Kabuye.

In May last year, Uganda adopted anti-gay legislation containing provisions making “aggravated homosexuality” a potentially capital offence and setting out penalties for consensual same-sex relations of up to life in prison. Homosexuality has long been illegal in Uganda under a colonial-era law criminalising sexual activity “against the order of nature”, with life imprisonment possible for a conviction. The new law added further offences and punishments. Kabuye had posted on X that he was deeply concerned about the consequences of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023. “This law violates basic human rights and sets a dangerous precedent for discrimination and persecution against the LGBTQ+ community. Let us stand together in solidarity and fight against bigotry and hate,” he wrote.

Uganda is a good place to avoid even if locals just think you are LGBTQ+.

Uganda's homophobic President Yoweri Museveni seized power in January of 1986. That's so long ago that the Space Shuttle Challenger was still intact when he began his reign as de facto president for life. According to the journal Foreign Policy, Museveni may be looking to turn Uganda into a North Korea-style monarchy without crowns.

Politics in Uganda has become a parable of dynastic decay. For 37 years, President Yoweri Museveni has ruled with a supporting cast of relatives, army officers, and hangers-on. They see themselves as the only ones capable of running the country—and have profited handsomely from doing so. Museveni has twice had the constitution rewritten to remove limits on his rule. But he is now 78, and he cannot rewrite biology. Enter his 49-year-old son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba: a hard-drinking, trash-tweeting soldier who considers himself “the most handsome General on earth.” After a rapid promotion through the army ranks, Kainerugaba says he wants to run for president at the next election in 2026.

Uganda is part of the corrupt Axis of Homophobia which includes Russia and Iran. It deserves the same opprobrium which is directed at those decrepit régimes.

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I was hosted to a dinner by Her Royal Highness, Princess Royal and her husband Sir Timothy Laurence at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Kampala. We talked about the different patronages she has come to support here. I welcome her and wish her good luck.

@KagutaMuseveni | 26 October 2022

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By indirectly causing instability in the locations where coltan is found in surplus in the DRC, Rwanda has managed to siphon billions of dollars worth of the valuable mineral to attract foreign investment over the years. Despite the Rwandan government denying all claims, the UN has presented conclusive evidence of the state funding the M23, and continuing to spill Congolese blood on Congolese soil without remorse.

Ruth Mudingayi in Africa Is A Country. Congo beyond the hashtags

While social media has amplified calls for social justice in long-ignored parts of the world, it should only be the beginning of our activism.

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