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Museveni Responds to Obama ‘Dont Impose Homosexual On Us, Respect as too’
Statement by H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
President of the Republic of Uganda
Responding to H.E. Obama’s statement on Homosexuality
18th February 2014
I have seen the statement H.E President Obama of the USA made in reaction to my statement that I was going to sign the anti-homosexual Bill, which I made at Kyankwanzi. Before I react to H.E. Obama’s statement, let me, again, put on record my views on the issue of homo-sexuals (ebitiingwa, bisiyaga in some of our dialects). Right from the beginning of this debate, my views were as follows:
1. I agreed with the MPs and almost all Ugandans that promotion of homosexuality in Uganda must be criminalized or rather should continue to be criminalized because the British had already done that;
2. those who agreed to become homosexuals for mercenary reasons (prostitutes) should be harshly punished as should those who paid them to be homosexual prostitutes; and
3. exhibitionism of homosexual behavior must be punished because, in this part of the World, it is forbidden to publicly exhibit any sexual conduct (kissing, etc) even for heterosexuals; if I kissed my wife of 41 years in public, I would lose elections in Uganda.
The only point I disagreed on with some of the Members of Parliament (MPs) and other Ugandans was on the persons I thought were born homosexual. According to the casual observations, there are rare deviations in nature from the normal. You witness cases like albinos (nyamagoye), barren women or men (enguumba), epa (breastless women) etc.
I, therefore, thought that similarly there were people that were born with the disorientation of being attracted to the same sex. That is why I thought that that it was wrong to punish somebody on account of being born abnormal. That is why I refused to sign the Bill and, instead, referred it to our Party (the NRM) to debate it again.
In the meantime, I sought for scientific opinions on this matter. I am grateful to Ms. Kerry Kennedy of the USA who sent me opinions by scientists from the USA saying that there could be some indications that homosexuality could be congenital. In our conference, I put these opinions to our scientists from the Department of Genetics, the School of Medicine and the Ministry of Health.
Their unanimous conclusion was that homosexuality, contrary to my earlier thinking, was behavioural and not genetic. It was learnt and could be unlearnt. I told them to put their signatures to that conclusion which they did. That is why I declared my intention to sign the Bill, which I will do.
I have now received their signed document, which says there is no single gene that has been traced to cause homosexuality. What I want them to clarify is whether a combination of genes can cause anybody to be homosexual. Then my task will be finished and I will sign the Bill.
After my statement to that effect which was quoted widely around the World, I got reactions from some friends from outside Africa. Statements like: “it is a matter of choice” or “whom they love” which President Obama repeated in his statement would be most furiously rejected by almost the entirety of our people.
It cannot be a matter of choice for a man to behave like a woman or vice-versa. The argument I had pushed was that there could be people who are born like that or “who they are”, according to President Obama’s statement. I, therefore, encourage the US government to help us by working with our Scientists to study whether, indeed, there are people who are born homosexual. When that is proved, we can review this legislation.
I would be among those who will spearhead that effort. That is why I had refused to sign the Bill until my premise was knocked down by the position of our Scientists.
I would like to discourage the USA government from taking the line that passing this law will “complicate our valued relationship” with the USA as President Obama said. Countries and Societies should relate with each other on the basis of mutual respect and independence in decision making.
“Valued relationship” cannot be sustainably maintained by one Society being subservient to another society. There are a myriad acts the societies in the West do that we frown on or even detest. We, however, never comment on those acts or make them preconditions for working with the West.
Africans do not seek to impose their views on anybody. We do not want anybody to impose their views on us. This very debate was provoked by Western groups who come to our schools and try to recruit children into homosexuality. It is better to limit the damage rather than exacerbate it.
I thank everybody.
Yoweri K. Museveni Gen. (Rtd)
P R E S I D E N T
18th February 2014.
Posted by
bekmba
February 22, 2014 at 8:06 pm
very strong may yo country find favour in the lord.us in zambia we hav all the naked rights our country is doomed coz pipo who are supposed to stop other are the one selling porns
shibobo
February 22, 2014 at 8:23 pm
A man of reason and substance.A man who puts up constructive and research proven views.A man who values his african culture.However,our case is different because our president has a short memory,forgetting entirely what he stood for.Not knowing thatwhen people have changed the mind no amount of rigging can change their minds.someone might say the issues of the constitution can not unseat the government because three quarters of the electorates have little knowledge about it.
There are so many issues of failure which have Made a good reading and those are enough to have PF voted out.
By 2016 PF will be chopping each other physiccally.It won’t take too much effort for the next opposition to win the elections.
Trixy
February 24, 2014 at 12:51 pm
@Shibobo…one of the best comments I have ever read. Bravo!!
bm
February 22, 2014 at 8:37 pm
All are quorting traditions to defend this. No one says the Bibles doesn’t allow this or that and even quote. If God knew some people were born like why did he destroy Sodom and Gomorrah?
People always seek scientific reasons to defend something. When we earthquakes frequently they never say what the Bible say about these tragedies as we near the end of the world. all they quote is scientific so that they give reasons which may not awaken anyone
jamakudi
February 22, 2014 at 8:39 pm
Very presidential; Sata take a leaf from Museveni please.
Kenn
February 22, 2014 at 8:43 pm
So the results of poverty is to be pushed into doing which America wants.(Mental slavery as said by BOB MARLEY – Rest In Peace).
Uganda has already accepted homosexuality just by allowing those recruiters from Western groups to go via schools and pouch tender homos.
Homosexuality is learnt nothing like inborn stuff whether one is born without breasts, the West is trying to destroy everybody’s belief so as to control them.
USA has never ever adopted a foreign culture from anywhere in the world yet it is at its toes pushing for dirty agendas that are disputed by our cultures and beliefs as Africans.
So Mr president stop sounding like you are not decided by allowing the US to contribute on matters that affect your culture, Obama is an African fugitive who doesn’t know anything about our cultures.
Why in the first cant he marry his fellow negro for his wife instead he chooses Beyonce instead of Jay-z?
Go with the majority’s decision and not those fun scientific findings outside your country, trust your scientists they are bright or make a useless decisions to impress a fugitive.
tata
February 22, 2014 at 9:08 pm
thank u mr presindent
CHIPASA "INGE"
February 22, 2014 at 10:47 pm
e baume aba! not bambi, awe mwandi
People driven
February 22, 2014 at 11:46 pm
While it is true that many homosexuals are influenced by their environment, it cannot be ruled out that some people are born gay. It’s just like being born a hermaphrodite or some other deformity.
Some animal species also display homosexual behavior. It’s a complicated issue.
Interest
February 23, 2014 at 5:58 am
Now this is a sensible president.
I wished we can have a similar one soon
ChaCha
February 23, 2014 at 7:30 am
This homosex chapes are mad let’s nt even waste time tlking about them how do you screw your fellow man this is seriously madness me cnt shake hands with this evil pipo.hesh nasty
Ilibwe nga nga nga
February 23, 2014 at 8:57 am
I wish all leaders wer like you Mr Presdo. At your service sir and God bless you and your country. Barack the devil worsher
Cheadle
February 23, 2014 at 9:10 am
Viva YKM
Cheadle
February 23, 2014 at 9:15 am
What a true statesman.YKM you have responded with a level head.Hope Obama reflects level headed too.we need relations based on mutual respect.America shd never come with a status.YKM bravo.
rsk
February 23, 2014 at 11:24 am
if ob am was out homosexual.go to hell Obama.HOW CAN U SUPORT UNGODLY WAYS? VIVA THE PRSDENT
rsk
February 23, 2014 at 11:26 am
if ob am was out OF homosexual.go to hell Obama.HOW CAN U SUPORT UNGODLY WAYS? VIVA THE PRSDENT
andyzim
February 23, 2014 at 1:09 pm
Great. Well researched posion. Obama would do well to do the same instead of fear of homo interest groups for popularity’s sake.
icinshikululwa
February 23, 2014 at 3:32 pm
Yes, well spoken mr prezdnt sir; even here in zambia, no one, no leader has ever supported such. Michael Sata is a great leader. The time Micheal has arrived at iz so tough and challenging; God knew; its Micheal who can manage such. God bless zambia, my country.
kas
February 23, 2014 at 6:04 pm
President Obama, in the book of Leviticus, the Lord God Almighty said’A man that sleeps with another man is dirty.’You Americans love to say ‘God bless America’ but you love and enjoy breaking his laws without thought.
Grant
February 23, 2014 at 6:58 pm
Well considered decision nga nibalya njikwite nga ninsele fye e ansa!!
#sanetor
February 23, 2014 at 8:21 pm
My question how many african leaders are ready to have the same stance as museveni?the mortive behind his words rather decision are simple and well elaborated.In our country zambia its like our president was paid by the affilliates and associates of the devil to sign a bill of rights to legalise homosexuality in zambia,The problem comes in when zambians rejects such virtues which are against our christian beliefs and our culture and that’s why it may have taken long to finalise the constitution.HE sata can’t find the missing piece to complete the puzzle
Man of God
February 23, 2014 at 8:24 pm
Mzee Museveni,
You are right. If Obama and the west he speaks for wish to continue encouraging mating within the same sex, let them do
So without forcing us into deviance. We have our own polygamy which the west despises without caring to study it. We do not force it down their crooked throats ! Why does the west think we should do what it does while it spits on what we do? A ash homosexuality!
Umwina Nswi
February 23, 2014 at 9:55 pm
Great observation & analysis of issues by His Excellence, Museveni. Viva Museveni.
Trixy
February 24, 2014 at 12:56 pm
Bravo Museveni…This is way go!!
Oscar
February 24, 2014 at 2:39 pm
Now there’s an intelligent President….Exemplary!
matt
February 24, 2014 at 5:20 pm
Let Gays be infected with bacteria Meningitis elyo bakalile mpwii nge fisushi!
Manaseh
February 24, 2014 at 8:12 pm
This is a well thought out statement by Mzee Museveni. And it shows this man has seen inside a school. What does our very own Manaseh Phiri say to this?
Law-101
February 25, 2014 at 4:49 am
This is how presidential statements are written and presedented: Very stateman-like, dignified and well-reasoned and argued even if one were to have an opposing view. Not the crappy half-baked so-called statements we get from the Chumbu!! Clearly devoid of any dignity and lacking any semblance of substance or statesmanship on account of being written for him by a boy who knows nothing about writting, let alone writing presidential speeches and/or statements. What a pity!
id!ot!
February 25, 2014 at 9:09 am
I would like to discourage the USA government from taking the line that passing this law will “complicate our valued relationship” with the USA as President Obama said. Countries and “Valued relationship” cannot be sustainably maintained by one Society being subservient to another society. There are a myriad acts the societies in the West do that we frown on or even detest. We, however, never comment on those acts or make them preconditions for working with the West.
Africans do not seek to impose their views on anybody. We do not want anybody to impose their views on us.
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Just this should be enough to make Obama feel like he sitting on three sharps pins!
BBBBBB
February 25, 2014 at 9:46 am
by the way how was OBAMA born? was he from the homosexuality marriage? because for him to exist his and father mate and produced him. how can he be influenced by useless, ***** and inhuman scientists who claim that gay people are should be recognized. as Zambians we are not going to agree on this idiotic idea. ifyabupuba atase!!!!
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