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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A day after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law a Bill that imposes death and life sentences on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people in Uganda, the Supreme Council of Islamic Scholars, known as Fatwa, has endorsed the move.<\/p>\n

The council’s deputy chairman, Sheikh Abubakar Bini, congratulated President Museveni and urged other leaders in Africa to emulate him.<\/p>\n

The law has been described as the harshest anti-LGBTQ+ law in the world.<\/p>\n

“As chair of the Fatwa Council, I support President Museveni for this action. Leaders across the African continent should not hesitate to support President Museveni’s action by emulating him,” said Sheikh Bini.<\/p>\n

Speaking in Eldoret, Sheikh Bini urged Kenyan MPs to speed up the process of tabling a similar Bill in Parliament.<\/p>\n

He said Islamic religious scholars have already started a push to get the Bill introduced in the Kenyan Parliament on behalf of Kenyans, should the MPs hesitate to introduce it in Parliament.<\/p>\n

Sheikh Bini urged local leaders not to fear threats from Western countries, including withholding aid to countries that are anti-LGBTQ+, and urged President William Ruto to be ready to support the Kenyan Bill.<\/p>\n

“I urge President Ruto to show his commitment as a Christian who loves humanity and godliness by following the example of the Ugandan leader and signing a similar Bill into law when it is tabled in Parliament,” Sheikh Bini said.<\/p>\n

He added that President Museveni’s action will earn him recognition as an African hero who ignored threats from Western nations by putting African values first.<\/p>\n

Also supporting President Museveni’s move was the Council of Preachers and Imams of Kenya (CIPK), which said it would use every opportunity to push for the enactment of a similar law in Kenya in the fight against homosexuality and general LGBTQ+ activities.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Bishop Peter Simwa, the chairman of the Association of Gospel Ministers in Eldoret, supported Museveni’s move, saying that LGBTQ is against the teachings of the Bible and degrades morals.<\/p>\n

“The Bible does not support homosexuality. I hope our government will follow the example of the President of Uganda and make similar laws in the country,” said Bishop Simwa.<\/p>\n

The bishop claimed that pastors in Eldoret will soon hold demonstrations in the city to pressure parliamentarians to draft a law outlawing homosexuality.<\/p>\n

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