afrol News, 29 October - The Ugandan Clergy have appealed to the government to scrape the death penalty in the Anti-homosexuality Bill 2009 currently being debated in parliament. The clergy said the government should rather opt life imprisonment.

Earlier this month, the homosexual groups expressed rage over the tabling of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, saying it was in violation of their human rights.

The Clergy from dominant religious groups in the country said killing homosexuals does not serve the purpose of signaling the wrong doing, but the government should rather leave them to rot in jail.

The clergy made it clear that they support the Bill, saying homosexuality is an evil and is anti-godly.

The tabling on the Bill on 15 October sent mixed reactions in Uganda, including from the international rights groups.

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission expressed concerns about ongoing detentions in Uganda based on charges of homosexuality, and called for the dismissal of a bill that would severely curtail the rights of homosexuals.

The Ugandan minister for Ethics and Integrity, Dr James Nsaba Buturo said once the bill is passed into law, it will rid Uganda of the vice that has continued to be a menace in secondary schools.

Once the bill is passed into law, anyone found practicing homosexuality will face 14 years in prison whereas those found guilty of operating brothels where homosexuals meet will also be liable to 14 years imprisonment.

Parliament yesterday begun public debates on the Bill, conducted by the committee on presidential affairs.

By staff writer

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