KAMPALA, Uganda – The speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has promised to speed up the debate on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
Kadaga made the statement as she addressed religious leaders and journalists at Entebbe International Airport last week. She stated, “They said I should stop the debate on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill but I assured them there is no way I can block a private members bill.”
Kadaga was returning from an Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting in Quebec, Canada where she was involved in an altercation with Canadian foreign affairs minister, John Baird, after he accused Uganda of trampling on human rights.
According to the Ugandan Daily Monitor Kadaga told the minister to stick to the day’s theme and respect Uganda’s sovereignty. “I will not accept to be intimidated or directed by any government in the world on matters of homosexuality,” she said.
A large contingent from various Pentecostal churches, organized by religious leaders, had greeted her at the airport some waving placards with the words, “You are our savior, we want the bill now.”
Pastor Michael Were, who spoke on behalf of the religious leaders, called on other national leaders to follow Kadaga’s footsteps for the sake of the country’s culture and traditions.
Asked whether she was not mindful of Uganda being denied aid and her being denied entry visas to pro-gay countries, Kadaga said such countries were welcome to keep their aid and visas.
What a bitch.