Uganda willing to forego aid 'to save gays from damnation'

[steve2470]

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/africa/uganda-willing-to-forego-aid-to-save-gays-from-damnation-30051960.html

Uganda is willing to give up all international aid to keep its new anti-homosexuality law and "save gays from damnation", its ethics minister said as the World Bank followed other donors and froze a $100m (about €72m) new loan.

In a newspaper interview minister Simon Lokodo said: "We want to rid this country of homosexuality and if that means these people, Obama, Hague, you name them, want to stop their aid then let them.

"We don't need (aid), we won't die poor, and we will at least be able to save these gays from damnation."

Condemnation of the new law by western nations, which together give Uganda more than €1.2bn a year in aid, drew quick criticism from Mr Lokodo.

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Disgusting. They may end up with no aid soon, then.

[wandy]

1. Cutting off you're nose to spite you're face............

Funny isn't it. The people that think we shouldn't borrow money to give foreign aid are the same people who would applaud Uganda's actions.
Guess that works out well for them. Acting in the name of the lord as it were.

Funny isn't it. I would bet that within a few blocks of me their are kids who go to bed hungry.
You pay a price for foolish choices.
If Uganda wishes to be so blind that they will not see.......
Maybe we can better take care of our own.

Yes, Disgusting.

[seveneyes]

2. may end up with no aid soon?

I would hope that any and all aid to the government that are attacking gays is stopped now. There should not be any good will toward these criminals until they eliminate these insane laws. Unbelievable hate and ignorance going on there.

[Ioo]

3. Good

Because I frankly don't want my money (i am sure it is a few $ at the end of the day) going there. That place is one of the poorest places on earth, but this is what they spend their time on.

I urge the US and EU to offer a way out for the LGBT community trapped there.

[theHandpuppet]

5. Scotland has offered asylum to Ugandan LGBTs

The question is, why haven't we?

[theHandpuppet]

4. Minister Lokodo, the guy who said raping little girls is natural...

... unlike being gay.