Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed the anti-homosexuality bill into law. According to Attorney-General Kiryowa Kiwanuka, who is the chief legal adviser to the government, the new law provides for a mandatory death sentence for a person convicted of aggravated homosexuality.

Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among confirmed that the president executed his constitutional mandate as prescribed by Article 91 (3) (a) of the Constitution. “As the Parliament of Uganda, we have answered the cries of our people. We have legislated to protect the sanctity of family as per Article 31 of the Constitution of Uganda. We have stood strong to defend our culture and aspirations of our people as per objectives 19 & 24 of national objectives and directive principles of state policy,” she said.

The president sent the original bill back to parliament for revision of some provisions.

The Speaker of Parliament has hailed the president for finally assenting to the bill that she said will protect the Ugandan cultures.

“I thank His Excellency, the president, for his steadfast action in the interest of Uganda. With a lot of humility, I thank my colleagues the Members of Parliament for withstanding all the pressure from bullies and doomsday conspiracy theorists in the interest of our country. By their action, we have lived by our motto, for God and our country,” Among said.

“We shall always stand for and promote the interest of the people of Uganda. I now encourage the duty bearers under the law to execute the mandate bestowed upon them in the Anti-Homosexuality Act. The people of Uganda have spoken, and it is your duty to now enforce the law in a fair, steadfast, and firm manner.”

The development comes on the backdrop of fears expressed by members of the public, including Members of Parliament over the ability by the president to assent to the law.

Many said by assenting to the law, Uganda risked sanctions from the west.

However, speaking to the Media recently, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Henry Okello Oryem said whereas government recognises the threat of sanctions, it wont be backing down.

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