Anti-gay bill: Uganda's Museveni to meet MPs

The planned legislation has drawn widespread criticism, and the US has threatened Uganda with sanctions if it becomes law.

Anti-gay bill: Uganda's Museveni to meet MPs

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is scheduled to meet with National Resistance Movement (NRM) lawmakers on Thursday to go over the contentious anti-homosexuality measure that was approved by parliament last month.

According to a statement from Denis Obua, the chairperson of the NRM parliamentary caucus, the gathering would take place at State House in Entebbe.

According to the government-run New Vision website, all MPs must take the Covid-19 exam before to the meeting.

According to local media, Mr. Museveni is expected to sign the bill into law, which will subject anyone who commits homosexual acts to a 20-year prison sentence and the death penalty for those found guilty of aggravated homosexuality.