Ugandan gay

Although Museveni had advised lawmakers to delete a provision making "aggravated homosexuality" a capital offense, lawmakers rejected that move, meaning that repeat offenders could be sentenced to death. Uganda has not resorted to capital punishment for many years. The bill was condemned by the United States, European Union and international human rights groups, but enjoys broad public support in Uganda.

World Bank U-turn ends loan ban to Uganda over gay rights

Pastor Simeon Kawiya leads a Christian church in Kampala and is a supporter of the new anti-homosexuality law. Kawiya believes that being gay is taught and not how people are born. I mean, the whole country voted that way," Kawaiya continued. More than 30 African countries ban same-sex relations, according to Human Rights Watch.

Ugandan president signs new version of anti-gay bill into law

It can also be deemed aggravated if someone is forced to have same-sex relations, contracts a life-long infection including HIV or in cases of serial offenders. The East African nation has among the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world, and anyone convicted of engaging in homosexual acts faces life imprisonment.

Uganda's anti-LGBT laws: Man faces death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality'

Road upgrades and widened electricity access are among the projects the organisation is backing in the East African country. But some economists criticise the funding model used by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in general, saying it perpetuates dependency and undermines sustainable growth in the world's poorest nations by tying them to restrictive loan conditions.