I am not Sick, Mr Lively

New bill on homosexuality to be presented to parliament

First published: 20090306 5:19:40 AM EST

 

The Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Dr. James Nsaba Buturo has today told a conference organized to discuss the ways to fight Homosexuality that he will soon submit a bill on pornography and homosexuality for discussion in Parliament.

 

The conference that took place at Parliament was organized by Defend the Family International, an organization in the United States of America that was formed to fight homosexuality.

 

Buturo says the he will present the bill against pornography first before presenting that against homosexuality though he declines to mention exactly when these bills will be presented to Parliament.

 

He says pornography is partly a cause of homosexuality since it negatively affects the morals of the victims of pornography and makes them easily susceptible to the vice of homosexuality.

 

He says the provision in the penal code on homosexuality is too small to cover all concerns in homosexuality.

 

Buturo says the government will not only end at making laws against homosexuality but will also engage in sensitizing schools and churches in the fight against this vice.

 

The President of Defend the Family International, Scott Lively says it is good for the government of Uganda to criminalize homosexuality but the government should subject the criminals of homosexuality to a therapy rather than imprisoning them.

 

Lively says this is aimed at the criminals recovering from homosexuality which is the main objective of those fighting homosexuality and not to punish homosexuals through imprisonment. He says even schools should borrow this idea of therapy in dealing with gay students.

Now Buturo is after My Porn

Seems I cannot keep the nasty man off my very privacy. Shame, shame shame.

Bet you soon the GayUganda Blog will be too pornographic to view in Uganda! Enjoy this chance when you can, dear reader.

Shame, why dont moralists stick to policing their own places! Why come after porn when there is so much corruption...! Oh my porn! Goodbye, soon...!

[ps, do you see how many human rights abuses this bill would trample on, in the name of a 'moral Uganda'? Oh, my porn...!]

Makes me wonder how tough the anti-gay bill will be. He has already promised to outlaw being gay, in the name of morality.

Who will save us from this moral crusader? He cant deal with government corruption, but things like miniskirts, porn and homosexuals are very dear to his mind.

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Pornography traffickers face jail

Thursday, 29th January, 2009          

 

Josephine Maseruka

and Susan Ninsiima

 

INDIVIDUALS peddling pornography risk being sentenced to Prison for 10 years or to pay a fine of sh10m, once the Anti Pornography Bill 2009 is passed.

 

Ethics and Integrity minister Dr. James Nsaba Buturo said the Bill was ready and would soon be tabled in Parliament.

If the offender is a corporate body or a business, the directors or proprietors or both, will be liable to a fine not exceeding sh100m or imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or both.

 

“Pornography is a big business for both promoters and advocates of immorality, who do not care about the quality of human relationships in the family and nationally,” Buturo yesterday told journalists at the Media Centre.

 

He also said: “Pornography is a poison to the mind. It fuels sexual crimes like rape and defilement. It destroys marriages and turns values upside down. Some of the values have stood the test of time.”

 

Buturo said responsible Ugandans had expressed concern, which prompted the Cabinet to direct the ethics and integrity ministry and the Attorney General’s office to draft the Bill.

 

He said the Bill seeks to repeal and replace sections 166 of the penal Code Act with a new and comprehensive legislation, which is capable of controlling and suppressing obscene material.

 

Some sections of the Bill target to punish producers and participants in the production, traffickers, publishers or broadcasters of pornography. It also empowers the courts of law to order the forfeiture and destruction of all materials and objects used to commit the offence.

 

The Bill empowers the court to issue a search warrant for any premises or persons, seize the materials and arrest the culprits.

 

It states that once culprits are convicted, they have no appeal option.

Buturo said the Bill caters for Internet service providers, who permit the downloading or uploading of pornography.

 

The minister said: “When it comes to cabinet, I will insist on keeping the prison term in the Bill, rather than the cash fine, because the dealers can easily pay.”

 

The minister was challenged to explain why the ebimansulo (strip dances) were still being performed with the knowledge of law enforcement agencies.

 

Buturo said it was regrettable that enforcement officers were sympathisers of immoral acts.

 

He said a joint committee of officials from the ministries of gender, ethics and integrity, health and internal affairs would discuss the link between traditional healers and human sacrifice.