The magistrates court of Nabweru has on the 8th November 2017 issued a warrant arrest against a woman accused to be a lesbian.
Ms Joan Erinah Nakyejwe faces accusations of lesbianism and preying on unamed young girls.
Court documents say that Ms Nakyejwe was reported to the authority by her uncle, who says she was bringing a curse of their family.
According to a police file which we have accessed, Nakyejwe was first reported to a police station in Mukono after her uncle found out she was teaching her daughters unnatural sexual acts in 2017.
It is reported that after filing the case, Nakyejwe was summoned, but she just disappeared and fled her uncle’s home to erude arrest.
This has left the magistrate with no option other than issuing a warrant of arrest against her.
It should be noted that according to the constitution of Uganda she is reliable to more than seven (7) years in prison.
The penal code criminalising same-sex acts in Uganda dates back to laws passed under colonial British rule. While they initially referred only to acts between men, they have now been extended to also include lesbian and bisexual women.
In February 2014, the laws were extended further so that not only is homosexuality a criminal offence but also “promoting” homosexuality or knowing someone had “committed” a homosexual act and failing to report it to the police.
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