Uganda Watch: Parliament in Session Today; Anti-Homosexuality Bill Still On Deck

On today’s order paper, business consisted of a review of the Rules committee’s efforts to find out who instigated the chaos last week as well as the oil bills and finance related matters.

According to spokeswoman Helen Kawesa, the Parliament was able to consider the Accountants Bill today which was near the end of today’s agenda. However, the oil bills are going to be on the agenda for tomorrow along with a memorial for a former member of Parliament who died recently. Because of these matters, she was not sure that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill would come up tomorrow.

It appears that some of the delays anticipated may not materialize. Although one cannot be sure, it seems possible that the anti-gay bill could come up this week.

8 thoughts on “Uganda Watch: Parliament in Session Today; Anti-Homosexuality Bill Still On Deck”

  1. If it isn’t tomorrow, it could be Thursday (or Friday is a plenary session is fitted in that day).

    But I think we should remember that a vote for the Bill in the Parliament is not necessarily the end of the matter in Uganda. And, in terms of what could follow outside Uganda, it could well be just the beginning. I suspect that some MPs might think (or hope) that passing the Bill will mean that international opposition will ‘melt away’ as people simply lie down and ‘accept’ a new ‘status quo’. If they do, they are probably somewhat mistaken.

  2. If it isn’t tomorrow, it could be Thursday (or Friday is a plenary session is fitted in that day).

    But I think we should remember that a vote for the Bill in the Parliament is not necessarily the end of the matter in Uganda. And, in terms of what could follow outside Uganda, it could well be just the beginning. I suspect that some MPs might think (or hope) that passing the Bill will mean that international opposition will ‘melt away’ as people simply lie down and ‘accept’ a new ‘status quo’. If they do, they are probably somewhat mistaken.

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