Kadaga on spot over anti-gay law: Christians march to parliament
The group of Christians from Portbell Road Fellowship led by their
pastor hand their petition to Ms Kadaga. Photo By Lubowa Abubaker
By Abubaker Lubowa
Posted Monday, August 11 2014 at 13:44
Posted Monday, August 11 2014 at 13:44
As MPs collect signatures to force a recommitting of the annulled anti-homosexuality law, word in certain NGO circles is that Speaker Rebecca Kadaga owes the country an explanation.
The view that the otherwise popular Speaker should
tell Ugandans why she allowed the law to be enacted pass without the
necessary quorum seems to be gaining currency.
Meanwhile, a group of Christians from Portbell
Road Fellowship led by their pastors have petitioned Ms Kadaga over the
nullified Anti-Homo Sexuallity law.
Constitution Court recently nullified the law
that was passed by President Yoweri Museveni in February this year, on
grounds that there was no quorum in parliament at the time it was
passed.
The Christians' message. Photo by Lubowa Abubaker
In their petition, the group that first matched
from Nakawa to Parliament in a Monday morning protest claimed they are
aggrieved by the Constitutional Court ruling on August 1, 2014, which
over the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014.
“We still need this law to help curb funding,
promotion of homosexuality and to protect our people, especially
children from being recruited into this dehumanizing lifestyle. We are
behind the MPs who have up to have the law re-tabled in parliament,”
read part of the petition signed by Pastor Wilber Mukisa, chairman
Portbell Road Pastor’s Fellowship.
Photo by Lubowa Abubaker
