[RwandaLibre] Uganda: 'We don't care' if we lose international aid over anti-gay and miniskirt laws

 

Uganda: 'We don't care' if we lose international aid over anti-gay and
miniskirt laws

PinkNews.co.uk - 2 minutes ago
LAST UPDATED AT 6:27 PM
Joseph Patrick McCormick

Simon Lokodo said Ugandans would rather 'die poor' than give up the law

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Ugandans would rather "die poor", than give up a law which will
increase punishments for homosexuality, a Government spokesman has
said.

According to AFP, Uganda's Minister for Ethics and Intergrity Simon
Lokodo, defended the law, nicknamed the "jail the gays" bill,
following the announcement that President Yoweri Museveni would sign
the bill earlier this week.

He also defended the Anti-Pornography Bill, which bans women from
wearing miniskirts and any other clothing deemed "provocative". It has
been noted that many TV shows and films will be banned, and pop
artists such as Beyoncé will not be able to perform in the country.

Lokodo said: "We shall not care losing the financial support from our
partners if only we are left alone," saying Ugandans would rather "die
poor than live in an immoral nation."

"For donors to say they will not give us aid because of the
anti-homosexuality bill and the anti-porno law, that is blackmail and
unacceptable, they can rather stay with their aid," the minister said.

"If tomorrow, the president signs the anti-homosexuality bill and the
outside world say they are not coming to Uganda, let them remain
there, we don't care."

In December, Uganda's Parliament passed legislation to toughen the
punishment for same-sex sexual activity, including life imprisonment
for 'repeat offenders'.

The British Department for International Development (DfID) last month
confirmed to PinkNews that its policy for giving international aid
meant that countries such as Nigeria and Uganda do not directly
receive aid, but that it is distributed through companies such as the
United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and other
contracted services.

President Barack Obama on Sunday warned Uganda's President Yoweri
Museveni not to sign the country's Anti-Homosexuality Bill.

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