Rais wa Uganda Yoweri Museveni amesaini muswada unaopiga marufuku ushoga na kuufanya kuwa sheria tangu Januari 24, 2014. Sheria hiyo mpya itaadhibu vitendo vya ushoga kwa kifungo cha maisha jela katika baadhi ya masuala.
Bunge la Uganda kwa kishindo kabisa lilipitisha muswada huo mnamo Desemba 20, 2013. Sheria hiyo inatoa adhabu ya kifungo jela kwa yeyote ambaye hatatoa taarifa za kuwapo kwa raia anayefanya vitendo vya kishoga kwa mamlaka za kiserikali na vile vile sheria hiyo inatoa hukumu kwa mtu yeyote kutumia mitandao ya kijamii kama Facebook na Twita kwa minajili ya kupigania haki za mashoga kitendo kinachotafsiriwa na sheria hiyo kuwa ni cha jinai na hukumu yake ni kifungo kisichozidi miaka saba jela.
Rais wa Marekani Barack Obama na viongozi wengine duniani walimuonya Rais Museveni kuwa sheria hiyo ni uvunjifu wa haki za binadamu.
Wanaharakati wa asasi ya Uganda inayotetea haki za mashoga na wasagaji (LGBT) wanasema kuwa sheria hiyo inaifanya Uganda kuwa sehemu hatari zaidi kwa mashoga duniani. Watu wengi wamejadili suala hili kwenye mitandao ya kijamii, wengine wakiunga mkono hatua hiyo na wengine wakiipinga vikali.
Kiongozi wa Kundi la Watu Wenye Ujinsia Usiozoeleka na ambaye ni mwanaharakati wa haki za mashoga Frank Mugisha alitwiti:
My twitter & facebook are Illegal,the fine of five thousand currency points or imprisonment of a min. of 5 years & a maxi of 7 years or both
— Dr. Frank Mugisha (@frankmugisha) February 24, 2014
Akaunti ya Twita na ya Facebook ni kinyume cha sheria, faini ya sarafu 5,000 au kifungo jela hadi miaka mitano na kisichozidi miaka saba au vyote viwili kwa pamoja
Love1Another akaandika:
America, you can now descend down on Uganda and do as you wish, the bill is now law. #AntiGayBill — Love1Another (@Muyama) February 24, 2014
Marekani, sasa mnaweza kuishukia Uganda na kufanya chochote mnachotaka, muswada sasa umekuwa sheria
Wadda Mutebi alitoa maneno makali kwa wanaopinga mswada huo:
Gay promoters, go hell. You can talk about your bogus human rights while chilling with satan there. #antigaybill
— Wadd'a Mutebi (@WaddaMutebi) February 24, 2014
Nyie manaopiga kelele za kuutukuza ushoga, mkafie kuzimu. Mtandelea kuzungumzia haki zenu za kijinga za binadamu wakati mkipumzika na ibilisi huko
Jenny Hedstrom akaandika:
Depressing. #Uganda President Museveni today signed #AntiGayBill http://t.co/449kDaZfIZ #AHBUganda
— Jenny Hedström (@HedstromJenny) February 24, 2014
Inakatisha tamaa. Rais Museveni leo amesaini Muswada wa kupiga marufuku Ushoga
John Paul Torach alibaini kuwa serikali na wapinzani walikuwa na lao moja kwenye suala hili:
Even louder than Sevos signing of the #antigaybill is the silence of opposition politicians…when they both agree..u know u have lost.
— John Paul Torach (@jptorach) February 24, 2014
Tena kinachopiga kelele kuliko kusainiwa kwa muswada huu ni kimya cha wanasiasa wa upinzani…wakikubaliana wote…unajua umeshapoteza
Eriche White Walker alifikiri kuwa viongozi wa dini wameshindwa kuhimiza maadili kwa watu:
When the state starts regulating matters of morality using the law the religious institutions have failed #antigaybill
— Eriche White Walker (@jkeriche) February 24, 2014
Serikali inapoanza kuingilia mambo ya maadili kwa kutumia sheria maana yake viongozi wa taasisiza kidini wameshindwa kazi
“Mimi ni Mwafrika” alihoji kuwa mambo ya hisia za kijinsia ni ya kibinafsi na hayapaswi kuingiliwa:
Can't understand support for #Uganda‘s #antigaybill! You can't impose your ideas of sexuality on others. No one said you must be gay!
— I am an African! (@Clint_ZA) February 24, 2014
Siwezi kuelewa wanaounga mkono mswada huu! Huwezi kuwalazimisha watu wengine wakubaliane na mtazamo wako wa mambo ya ujinsia. Hakuna anayesema lazima uwe shoga!
Stuart Grobbelaar kwa mzaha anasema Uganda ipitishe sheria itakayopiga marufuku talaka na kuhakikisha ndoa ifungwe kwa vijana bikra pekee:
Hey #Uganda, well done on the #antigaybill. Tell me, when can we expect to see the #antiDivorce, #antiMarryANonVirgin and #antiBacon bills?
— Stuart Grobbelaar (@StueyMax) February 24, 2014
Mmefanya vizuri kupitisha sheria hiyo. Hebu sasa, mniambie lini tutashuhudia miswada ya kupinga talaka, kupinga ndoa za wasio bikra?
Wananchi wa Uganda sasa hawana hakika nini kitatokea kuhusiana na diplomasia ya mahusiano ya nchi hiyo na nyingine, hususani Magharibi, zinazoamini sheria hiyo inavunja haki za msingi za binadamu.