President Museveni in a rather controversial statement says he did not support the Anti-Homosexuality law because the now existing law (penal code) is already strong enough.
However, in Feburary 2014, President Museveni signed the law, putting Uganda on the world
Microscope microscope.
Western powers condemned condemned the lawon grounds that it was against human rights and a number of donors withdrew their support from Uganda . The Anti-Homosexuality act 2014 allowed for life imprisonment for aggravated homosexuality and banned the promotion of homosexuality .
In August of the same year, Constitutional Court
annulled the anti-gay legislation. It ruled that the
bill was passed by MPs in December without the requisite quorum and was therefore illegal.
During the 17th National Prayer Breakfast this morning , Museveni said he had never supported the law to begin with.