‘Leave people the way they are,’ Malema tells Museveni during anti-homosexuality bill picket

PHUTI MOSOMANE

ON Tuesday, Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), led a picket outside Uganda’s embassy in Pretoria to protest against the introduction of an anti-homosexuality bill.

The Parliament of Uganda passed a bill criminalizing homosexuality on March 21, which has sparked international outrage and condemnation from various organizations, including the EFF and the United Nations.

Museveni has 30 days to sign the controversial bill into law or reject it.

The EFF urged Museveni not to sign the bill into law.

“We are saying to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, leave the people the way they are. How are you going to identify that a person is gay? What scientific method are you going to use,” Malema said while addressing EFF supporters outside the Ugandan High Commission in Pretoria. 

According to Malema, the EFF is opposed to the oppression of individuals based on their gender, gender expression,