The anti-gay bill that the Ugandan parliament enacted a month ago has been agreed to be sent back to the house for reconsideration by the ruling party.
In a meeting with the party’s chairman, President Yoweri Museveni, the lawmakers decided on “proposals for improvement” to the measure, according to a statement from the National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus chair.
Among other provisions, the bill mandates life in prison for LGBT individuals and the death sentence for what is known as severe homosexuality.
What changes the president wants to see made to the legislation is not yet obvious.
When a bill passes the legislature, the president has roughly a month to sign it, veto it, or send it back to the lawmakers for revision and re-filing.
The subject of homosexuality needs more debate and understanding, according to President Museveni on several occasions.
The opposition and the majority of the ruling party voted in favor of passing the law.
The dominant party in parliament always gets its way on any piece of legislation.
Critics claim that the law encourages homophobia, violates the nation’s constitution, and will have an impact on everyone who is thought to be LGBT.
