The Minister of Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo appeared before the High Court in Kampala on Monday over his recent closure of a gay meeting in Entebbe.
The court that was presided over by Justice Eldad Mwangushya resolved that it will rely on sworn affidavits made by witnesses of the gays and the government side to resolve the matter.
Lokodo was sued along with the Attorney General of Uganda government. The gays took the case to court under the leadership of Jacqueline Kasha, Julian Pepe, Frank Mugisha and Geoffrey Ogwaro. The gays accuse Uganda government and Lokodo in particular of infringing on their rights.
The gays say that the minister in February this year closed their workshop in Entebbe. The gay meetings, according to sources, are mainly organized by Freedom and Roam Uganda, an association that lobbies for the recognition of same sex relationships in Uganda.
The gays have up to September 26th 2012 to file in their submissions to court while Lokodo’s side has up to October 19. The gays and the government will return to court on November 5th to highlight on the written submissions before a judgment date is fixed.
However religious leaders, traditionalists and members of the general public vow that gays will have no place in Uganda as long as GOD LIVES. Lokodo also says that the government will continue to close gay meetings because the practice is unnatural, immoral, ungodly, uncultured and too obscene.
Walakira Nyanzi
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