Health Worker arrested over alleged involvement in homosexuality

Health Worker attached to Bugoye Health Centre III in Bugoye Sub-county, Busongora North in Kasese district has been arrested on allegations of indulging in homosexuality.

The suspect who has been identified by the Sub-county Chairperson, James Katalikawa Muthulhanda as Sam Oscar Kule was arrested by police on Thursday morning for allegedly having sex with a Primary five male pupil aged 15.

It is reported that the suspect was arrested by Police after a tip off from the Night Watchman from Bugoye Health Centre III who became suspicious as Kule was coming out of his room with the victim in the wee hours.

The Night Watchman immediately alerted Police at Bugoye Sub-county Headquarters who swung into action and arrested the suspect.

However, the Police were yet issued an official comment about the arrest of the suspect but our reporter who rushed to the scene got a chance to talk to the Sub-county Chairperson who had also thronged Bugoye Police Station.

The Sub-county Boss confirmed to our reporter that the suspect who was in police custody is a resident of Kitswamba Sub-county but currently residing at Bugoye Health Centre III where he works from.

Katalikawa subsequently warned the people against involving themselves in such condemned practices and called for the promotion of cultural and traditional values.

Mr. Richard Kaahwa, a father to victim and resident of Bugoye village regretted the incident and said he had not yet gathered enough information about the matter stressing that he would be the happiest if justice prevails after thorugh investigations.

Uganda in May passed one of the world’s toughest anti-gay laws that calls for life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality. Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality act despite widespread condemnation from many Western governments and human rights activists.

Same-sex relations were already illegal in Uganda, a religiously conservative East African nation. But the new law levies harsher penalties for LGBTQ people. It calls for the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” which is defined as same-sex relations involving HIV-positive people, children or other vulnerable people. Anyone convicted of “attempted aggravated homosexuality” can be imprisoned for up to 14 years.