Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni, has refused to sign the anti-gay bill which was yesterday passed by members of the country's parliament into law. The bill was first passed in December 2013 but then, President Museveni decided that it was better to first place guys and lesbians under intensive and careful study before any laws against the practice was enacted.
The President in a letter to the country's parliament speaker stated that homosexuals are 'abnornal' but can be 'rescued' through improving the country's economy:
"Even with legislation, they will simply go underground and continue practicing homosexuality or lesbianism for mercenary reasons. You cannot call an abnormality an alternative orientation. It could be that the Western societies, on account of random breeding, have generated many abnormal people." President Museveni said
The Ugandan anti-gay bill seeks to make all form of homosexual activities a criminal offense to be punishable under law. Homosexuals can get as much as a life term imprisonment punishment. Also anyone who knows a homosexual and doesn't report such to police authorities would also face some sanctions if found wanting.
MT (my take): The guy's simply scared of what he stands to lose if he goes against international entities.
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