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| Uganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye speaks during an interview in Kampala, on February 26, 2014. Photo: AFP |
Kampala, Uganda: Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye on Wednesday criticised tough new anti-gay laws, saying that homosexuality was not "foreign" and that the issue was being used to divert attention from domestic problems.
On Monday, President Yoweri Museveni signed a bill into law which holds that "repeat homosexuals" should be jailed for life, outlaws the promotion of homosexuality and requires people to denounce gays.
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