President Yoweri Museveni has declined to assent to the Sexual Offences Bill, together with the Succession Amendment Bill passed by the 10th parliament earlier this year.
The Sexual Offences Bill which was presented before parliament by former Kumi Woman MP Monica Amoding, provides for the criminalization of a range of sexual offences such as indecent utterances, gestures and touches to the sexual organs of another person.
Museveni declines to assent to sexual offences, succession bills observer.ug - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from observer.ug Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday May 25 2021
Summary
We are in a space where sexual harassment has become the order of the day especially at workplaces
Advertisement
I applaud the efforts of Uganda Women Parliamentary Association under the leadership of Monica Amoding who resubmitted the Sexual Offences Bill. However, as much the Bill seeks to outlaw new forms of sexual violence and exploitation as well as create standalone offences, a number of issues are still not clear;
Clauses 2 and 3 of the Bill deal with rape and aggravated rape and further propose that when a person obtains consent for a sexual act by means of threats, or intimidation of any kind, consent is negated. In this regard, how will one provide evidence of threats if the sexual act is done in absence of any digital gadgets to capture evidence? And in the case of where the sexual act is done when one is asleep or even drunk, how will one provide evidence that the sexual act occurred when asleep because the victim will be un
Respect for Kadaga as Speaker of Parliament monitor.co.ug - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from monitor.co.ug Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday May 11 2021
President Museveni may not assent to Sexual Offences Act that was originally moved by Kumi Woman MP Monica Amoding (right).
Summary
The Constitutional Court weeks later struck down the law on a technicality; that it was passed without quorum.
Advertisement
President Museveni has reportedly said he will not sign the newly-enacted Sexual Offences Act, 2019, into law, citing potential foreign policy implications, according to highly-placed sources.
The President’s thoughts, which come to light even before Parliament transmits the Act for his assent, follows high level discussions last week.
Senior Ugandan diplomats involved in the process reportedly informed Mr Museveni that the legislation, which, among other things, criminalises homosexuality afresh and sets 10-year jail term for offenders, was uncalled for.