Police in Matugga territorial zone have in custody two males in the late 20s and 40s respectively. A one named Kule John 28 and another who identifies himself as Zakayo Baluku of 47 years were arrested after police made a sweep in the area.
The two were first seen at a near by local bar ( that requested for anonymity) where they had gone for a meeting. According to the source, they were seen all over each other, something which raised eyebrows.
A source also adds that Zakayo was fond of giving juveniles sex toys to use and indeed when our reporters pressed in for more information, and one parent came out to reveal how she found her son (simon) with sex toys in his room. The devasted mother of one, says the son had told her Zakayo Bakulu had given him the toys to give to his age group at school.
Police says that Its at this instance that zakayo was arrested. “We searched his house and we landed on sex videos of him and another one who identifies himself as Kule” Police at Matuga reported.
The reporter privy to this developing story also claims that Kule was raided and arrested from his work place in Namuwongo at IHK (International Hospital Kampala) and taken back to Matuga Police.
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The angry mob which gathered after the police raid, wanted to lynch them but they were saved by Police who then arrested them and detained them at Matugga Central Zone Police Post.
Residents of matugga have confirmed that Kule is a resident of Maganjo –kagoma and a health practitioner in one of the big health centres in Kampala . However, they didn’t know much about his private life until the Sunday incident which left everyone in shock, mostly the women around his area.
Sources say the two were arrested on April 03 2023 (a day before this story was run) after a parent at Kampala high complained about Baluku indulging in revealing acts of homosexuality. Another source further reveals that its then after Baluku was arrested that he was forced to reveal his other counterparts who included a one John Kule, who was also rounded up while he was at his work place at IHK, commonly known as Kampala International Hospital in Namuwongo.
Kule was arrested at 11 AM and taken to Mutugga area zone police where he was detained and charged with a case of practicing and promoting Homosexuality.
According to Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, the two will be charged with acts of public nuisance. “and for engaging in acts that stand against Christianity and our culture to engage in LGBTQ acts” Enanga said.
According to Ugandan’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014, which was passed by the Parliament of Uganda on 20 December 2013, prohibited sexual relations between persons of the same sex. The act was previously called the “Kill the Gays bill” in the western mainstream media due to death penalty clauses proposed in the original version, but the penalty was later amended to life imprisonment. The bill was signed into law by the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni on 24 February 2014, On 1 August 2014, however, the Constitutional Court of Uganda ruled the act invalid on procedural grounds.
It is after alot of considerations that later Parliament passed the bill that mouted alot of pressure to President Museveni’s office that he signed the bill into law.
It is then that the people caught practicing same sex conducts will face penalties that among them include deaths penalty.
There have been cases of mob justice, arrests and closure of places like Hotels, bars and Guest houses that promote LGBQT acts. Many victims have lost lives and others have been missing for years because of fear for their lives, and this newspaper condemns any acts mob justice and violence towards any individual regardless of the crime, the arms of law should always be given space to exercise their mandate.
