It was an ugly scenario in on the 15th of November, 2023, as an angry mob attempted fo finish off a re-known Homosexual, Emanuel Wamaniala, who had fled from mbale to Kampala also on allegations of recruiting people to LGBT community.
What You Need To Know:
Emmanuel Wamaniala was cought red-handed smashing another man, who was only identified as Nathan.
According to an eye witnesses who explained to the publication, the two culprits were nated by a house wife, who happened to be of Nathan, who had come home abruptly.
“When the woman made an alarm, we had to run to rescue, thinking that thieves had broken into her house, surprisingly, she had caught her husband in an abomination act of smashing with a fellow man”- An eye witnesses (Boda rider).
According to information gathered, the wife is a business woman who is always on trips internationaly and externaly
Narration from the Wife: “This other friend of his, called Emmanuel escaped naturally but what I know he stays in the areas of Kireka or Bweyogerere, he has always on phone calls with my husband and they could always chill together, though little did I know the two were doing stupid things not till today”
She further regretted having married a homosexual unknowingly.
Nathan is currently being held at Namwongo police station as it hunts for Emanuel Wamaniala, who is currently on the run.
It should be noted that early this year, Emmanuel was on the run after police had arrested two homosexuals in Namisindwa, who alleged that they had been recruited and trained by him.
Emmanuel Wamaniala, is from greater Bugisu, which has a high rate of homosexual influencers, including a daughter to Mbale City resident city commissioner, Ahmad Washaki.
Nearly half of the countries worldwide where homosexuality is outlawed are in Africa, according to a 2020 global review by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA) In fact, out of the 54 African states, only 22 of them have legalized homosexuality.
In some countries it is punishable by imprisonment, while it is punishable by death in four — Mauritania, Nigeria (in states where sharia law is applied), Somalia, and South Sudan. For the majority of African nations, anti-LGBTQ+ laws date back to the colonial era, but the impact today is that LGBTQ+ communities face stigma, discrimination, and widespread threats and violence as a result of their sexual orientation and gender identities.
In 2006, South Africa became the first and remains the only African country to legalize same-sex marriage, with a constitution that also protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation. A bill was also introduced.
Uganda criminalises same-sex sexual relations, which the UN has said raises “serious human rights concerns”.
While sex between men has long been illegal in the country, the new Sexual Offences Bill, passed by parliament last month, takes this a step further by categorising all same-sex acts as “unnatural offences” alongside bestiality.
Violence and raids against the LGBT+ community are frequent. In 2019, 16 people were arrested on suspicion of gay sex, in 2020 authorities targeted a homeless shelter, arresting and torturing 20 queer youth under the guise of COVID-related charges.