I started this blog to talk about technology and the media in Uganda. But this topic is just too important!
Article today in Daily Monitor.
Sweden has joined the growing list of countries heaping pressure on Uganda to discard a proposed law that would severely punish homosexuality.
According to comments attributed to Gunilla Carlsson, Sweden’s development assistance minister, the Swedish government says it would cut aid to Uganda over an anti-gay law they find “appalling”.
Sadly, there is no way the US or Germany or Britain will follow suit. The US just pledged $246 million to Uganda at the end of October to help the country "improve its health and agricultural systems".
This grant was announced by Mr. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson himself.
Funny, it seems the US Embassy in Kampala has recently deleted the news about the grant from their site (I read the press release there a week or two ago).
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