Authorities in Bweyogerere have started a serious hunt of one Abdul Wakabi 26 who ran away from Uganda to United Kingdom after playing dirty acts of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender.
According to information obtained from security, in October 2021, Wakabi was caught red handed with Salim Lubwama in a homosexual act that is against the laws in Uganda.
However, the two managed to get their way out of the area but the concerned locals reported the matter to the police which all Capital Times managed to look at.
No one knows how Wakabi managed to sneak out of the country, but the Capital Times has leant that Wakabi is in London.
“Since I left Uganda, here I managed to settle for less because I miss the people at home, but as longer as am in a peaceful environment, it’s now all what matter to me.” Wakabi informed us.
In a letter, signed by Bweyogerere Local council chairman Patrick Kiberu indicated Wakabi and Lubwama were not allowed to be in the area.
“I understand the local police was also informed that means I stayed in Uganda, it wasn’t going to be safe for me anymore.” Part of the letter reads.
In Uganda, laws prohibiting same-sex sexual acts were first put in place under British colonial rule in the 19th century. Those laws were enshrined in the Penal Code Act 1950 and retained following independence.
On 13 October 2009, Member of Parliament David Bahati introduced the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2009, which would broaden the criminalization of same-sex relationships in Uganda and introduce the death penalty for serial offenders, HIV-positive people who engage in sexual activity with people of the same sex, and persons who engage in same-sex sexual acts with people under 18 years of age.
In November 2012, former Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga promised to pass a revised anti-homosexuality law in December 2012. “Ugandans want that law as a Christmas gift. They have asked for it, and we’ll give them that gift. “The Parliament, however, adjourned in December 2012 without acting on the bill.
The bill passed on 17 December 2013 with a punishment of life in prison instead of the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, and the new law was promulgated in February 2014.
In June 2014, in response to the passing of this Act, the American State Department announced several sanctions, including, among others, cuts to funding, blocking certain Ugandan officials from entering the country, cancelling aviation exercises in Uganda and supporting Ugandan LGBT NGOs.
In August 2014, Uganda’s Constitutional Court annulled this law on a technicality because not enough lawmakers were present to vote.
