Uganda, April 8 -- After the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, was passed and eventually assented to by the President last year, many law enforcers such as police, prosecutors and judicial officers were accused by pro-LGBTIQ crusaders of misinterpreting the law. This forced the Director of Public Prosecutions to issue guidelines to all prosecutors on how to handle related cases.

Last week, the government and religious leaders welcomed a Constitutional Court verdict upholding the same law despite an announcement by petitioners earlier in the day to take the legal battle to the Supreme Court. But Parliament said it would not back down from its defence of Ugandan values through legislation.

In summary, the Constitutional Court annulled parts o...