US delays key meeting in Uganda over anti-gay bill
Western nations have denounced the bill, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has issued a dire warning that if it becomes law, the progress made in the battle against HIV/Aids will be undone.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
In order to analyze the effects of an anti-gay bill that is soon to be expected to become law in the East African nation, US officials have postponed a meeting in Uganda on an HIV/Aids program.
According to the Reuters news agency, the US President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (Pepfar), which invests $400 million annually in Uganda, informed Ugandan partners last week that a meeting had been postponed due to the "potentially imminent signing of the law."
According to the Daily Monitor website, the Uganda Country Operational Plan 2023 (COP23) conference was scheduled for Friday.
The US State Department spokeswoman clarified that the choice did not result in a suspension or termination of Pepfar services in Uganda.
The bill, which was approved by the Ugandan parliament last month, establishes severe punishments, such as life in jail for gay people.
However, the bill was sent back to parliament for revisions by President Yoweri Museveni.
