Zile Sheria za Kuzuia Usenge na Ushoga Si Halali - Maamuzi ya Mahakama

Mahakama Kuu ya Uganda imeamuru kuwa zile sheria za kuzuia Usenge na Ushoga Uganda si halali. Wamesema kuwa sheria haikupitishwa kihalali. Hivyo vimefutwa. Sasa Usenge na Ushoga Ruksa!  Wasenge na Mashoga wa nchi za Magahribi watafurahia habari habari hiyo maana walisema kuzuia ni kinyume na haki za binadamu!

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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA

   KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A Ugandan court on Friday invalidated an anti-gay bill signed into law earlier this year, pleasing activists and watchdog groups who called the measure draconian and wanted it repealed.

   The Constitutional Court declared the law illegal because it was passed during a parliamentary session that lacked a quorum.

   Activists erupted in cheers after the court ruled the law "null and void," but some cautioned that the fight was not over: The state could appeal the ruling in the Supreme Court and legislators might try to reintroduce new anti-gay measures. Also, a colonial-era law that criminalizes sex acts "against the order of nature" still remains in effect in Uganda, allowing for continued arrests.

   The invalidated law provided jail terms of up to life for those convicted of engaging in gay sex.  It also allowed lengthy jail terms for those convicted of the offenses of "attempted homosexuality" as well as "promotion of homosexuality."

   Although the legislation has wide support in Uganda, it has been condemned in the West.

   The U.S. has withheld or redirected funding to some Ugandan institutions accused of involvement in rights abuses, but the ruling Friday might win the Ugandan delegation a softer landing in the U.S. next week as it heads to Washington for a gathering led by President Barack Obama.

   The panel of five judges on the East African country's Constitutional Court said the speaker of parliament acted illegally when she allowed a vote on the measure despite at least three objections - including from the country's prime minister - over a lack of a quorum when the bill was passed on Dec. 20.

   "The speaker was obliged to ensure that there was a quorum," the court said in its ruling. "We come to the conclusion that she acted illegally."

   The courtroom was packed with Ugandans opposing or supporting the measure.

   Frank Mugisha, a Ugandan gay leader, said the ruling was a "step forward" for gay rights even though he was concerned about possible retaliation.

   Ugandan lawyer Ladislaus Rwakafuuzi, an attorney for the activists, said the ruling "upholds the rule of law and constitutionalism in Uganda."

   U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the decision as a "victory for the rule of law," according to a statement read by U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric.  "He pays tribute to all those who contributed to this step forward, particularly the human rights activists in Uganda who spoke out at great personal risk."

   Lawyers and activists challenged the anti-gay law after it was enacted in February on the grounds that it was illegally passed and that it violated certain rights guaranteed in Uganda's constitution.

   The court ruled Friday that the activists' entire petition had been disposed of since the law was illegally passed in the first place. This means there will be no further hearings about the activists' argument that the anti-gay measure discriminated against some Ugandans in violation of the constitution.

   Nicholas Opiyo, a Ugandan lawyer who was among the petitioners, welcomed the ruling but said there is a missed opportunity to debate the substance of the law.  "The ideal situation would have been to deal with the other issues of the law, to sort out this thing once and for all," Opiyo said.

   He mentioned the existing law that still allows for arrests of alleged offenders. Lawmakers might also try to reintroduce a new anti-gay measure, he said.

   Kosia Kasibayo, a state attorney, said a decision had not been made on whether to appeal the ruling in the Supreme Court, Uganda's highest court.

   The anti-gay legislation was enacted on Feb. 24 by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who said he wanted to deter Western groups from promoting homosexuality among African children.

   Some European countries and the World Bank withheld aid over the law, piling pressure on Uganda's government, which depends on Western support to implement a substantial part of its budget. Ofwono Opondo, a Ugandan government spokesman, had repeatedly described Western action over the law as "blackmail." Opondo and other government officials were not immediately available for comment after the Friday ruling.

   Supporters of the anti-gay measure say they believe Museveni - who will lead Uganda's delegation to the U.S. next week- may have quietly backed the court's ruling. Many Ugandans see the courts as lacking independence and unlikely to make decisions strongly opposed by Museveni, who has held power here for nearly three decades.

   "This ruling has got nothing to do with the will of the people," said Martin Ssempa, a prominent Ugandan cleric who has led street marches in support of the anti-gay measure. "Unfortunately, it has everything to do with pressure from Barack Obama and the homosexuals of Europe."

   Although Ugandan police say there have been no arrests of alleged homosexual offenders since the bill was enacted, gay leaders and activists say suspected homosexuals have been harassed by the police as well as landlords, sending many underground and unable to access essential health services. Ugandan police raided the offices of a U.S.-funded clinic that offered AIDS services to homosexuals after the bill was enacted.

   The HIV prevalence rate among homosexual men in the Ugandan capital of Kampala is 13 percent, about double the national average, according to the U.S.-based advocacy group Health GAP. It said in a statement that the court's decision was "a crucial development for increased access" to life-saving health services.

   "This is a great day for social justice," Michel Sidibé, the executive director of the United Nations AIDS agency, said of the Ugandan court's decision. "The rule of law has prevailed."

  

Oprah Asikitika Matron wa Shule Yake Ameachiwa Huru!

Najua kuwa Oprah ana hela za kumfunga mtu akitaka, huenda huyo matroni wake kweli hana hatia. Unakumbuka ile kesi ya matroni kudaiwa kubaka wasichana waliokuwa wanasoma shule ya fahari Oprah aliyojenga huko S.A..

Maisha ya Bi Tiny Makopo yaliharibika siku ambayo ilidaiwa kuwa aliomba wasichana wafanye matendo ya kishoga naye. Mahakama ya Afrika Kusini wameamuru kuwa Bi Makopo hana hatia. Yuko huru sasa kuendelea na maisha yake.

Sijui kama madai yalikuwa ya kweli au la, lakini nina amini kuwa siku aliposikia kuwa amepata kazi kwenye shule ya Oprah aliona kama kashinda bahati nasibu. Lakini baada ya hiyo kesi kuibuka aliona dunia chungu.

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Talk Show Mogul Oprah “Disappointed” At Sexual Assault Trial Outcome

Los angeles 10/12/2010

Talk show Queen Oprah Winfrey has said she is "profoundly disappointed" at the acquittal of a woman accused of sexual assault at the talk show hosts South African school for teenagers.

Tiny Virginia Makopo, the former school matron, was accused by the prosecution of 14 counts of sexual assault, including trying to fondle and kiss the girl students at the school. She was also charged with assaulting one of the pupils and a fellow supervisor at the college.

Prosecutor Etienne Venter has after the trial, "She was found not guilty on all of the charges," and according to Sapa news agency, Venter would not be seeking an appeal against the court’s ruling.

South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga commented that: "The magistrate indicated that the state did not prove itself case beyond reasonable doubt on all the charges. We won't be appealing the judgment."

The allegations first arose around the matron at Oprah’s $40 million school, or “Leadership Academy” soon after it opened just outside South African capital Johannesburg in 2007.

Oprah has said that she was "shaken to the core" by the scandal, and the claims of sexual abuse at a place she had thought would be a refuge. She said that it was one of the most devastating periods in her life.

She was recorded Monday saying that the staff at her school are "committed to providing a nurturing educational environment so that all of our girls may continue to flourish. And they are indeed thriving".

Shoga Aua Shoga Mwenzake Boston

pichani Shoga Eunice Field (alieykaa), akisikiliza mashitaka dhidi yake mahakamani leo

Hapa Boston, kuna shoga kakumbwa na wivu ile mbaya baadaye ya kuibiwa mpenzi wake na shoga mwingine. Eunice Field (54) Alienda kwa yule ambaye alimwibia na kumchoma kisu mara tano. Baada ya kuua alienda kujisalimisha kwenye kitu cha polisi. Mwenye nyumba wa Lorraine Wachsman (62) alisema kwenye taarifa ya habari kuwa haukujua kuwa marehemu ni shoga. Marehemu alikuwa mwamlimu wa shule ya msingi kwa miaka mingo na alikuwa amestaafu. Kumbe hata mashoga wanakuaga na wivu!!!

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BROCKTON – A prosecutor today said the Brockton woman who allegedly confessed to murdering a retired schoolteacher blamed the victim for breaking up an important romantic relationship.

Eunice Field, 54, appeared in Brockton District Court today where a not guilty plea to a charge of murder was entered on her behalf. Judge Julie S. Bernard ordered Field held without bail.
Field allegedly murdered 62-year-old Lorraine Wachsman inside Wachsman's Bridgewater condo on Monday. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Flanagan said in court today that Field stabbed Wachsman three to four times in the back and neck with a serrated knife.

Flanagan also said that Field left a note she hoped her ex-girlfriend would find. In it, Flanagan said, Field wrote that Wachsman got what she deserved for "taking away the love of her life.''

Mnaweza kusoma habari zaidi hapa:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/08/brockton_a_pros.html

Uganda Kuua Mashoga na Wenye Virusi Vya UKIMWI!!!

Sasa huko Uganda, naona zinaanza kufyatuka. Wanataka kupitisha mswaada amabo utaruhusu mashoga/wasenge wafungwe maisha au kuuwawa, wenye virusi vya UKIMWI kuuwawa! Pia wanasema hata WaGanda wanoishi ya Uganda wakijulikana kama wana hali hiyo warudishwe ili wauwawe! Na ukija mtu msenge na husemi utafungwa!

Doh, naona mambo ya Idi Amin haya! Hao wanaotakakupitsha huo mswaada waende wakapime UKIMWI kwanza. Pia waangalie familia zao na wahakikishe hawana ndugu ambaye ni mpenda jinsia moja! Sasa mtu akiwa na hasira na mtu atamwita shoga/msenge ili auwawe! MAZITO! Tutasikia watu wanakimbia Uganda kwa kuhofia maisha yao. Na watapiwa asylum nchi za magharibi.

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Kutoka CNN.com

(CNN) -- As a gay man in Uganda, Frank Mugisha is used to the taunts, the slurs and the daily harassment of neighbors and friends.

But if a new bill proposed in the east African country becomes law, Mugisha could be put away for life, or worse, put to death for having sex with another man.

"Right now, you can't go to places that are crowded, because the mob can attack us or even burn us. We can't walk alone. We are ostracized by relatives. But if this bill passes, it will become impossible for me to live here at all. And that part hurts the most," Mugisha said.

The Anti-Homosexuality Bill features several provisions that human rights groups say would spur a witch hunt of homosexuals in the country:

• Gays and lesbians convicted of having gay sex would be sentenced, at minimum, to life in prison

• People who test positive for HIV may be executed

• Homosexuals who have sex with a minor, or engage in homosexual sex more than once, may also receive the death penalty

• The bill forbids the "promotion of homosexuality," which in effect bans organizations working in HIV and AIDS prevention

• Anyone who knows of homosexual activity taking place but does not report it would risk up to three years in prison.

"Who will go to HIV testing if he knows that he will suffer the death sentence?" Elizabeth Mataka, the U.N. Special Envoy on AIDS in Africa, told reporters last week. "The law will drive them away from seeking counseling and testing services."

Homosexuality is already illegal in Uganda under colonial-era laws. But the bill, introduced in October, is intended to put more teeth into prosecuting violators.

It applies even to Ugandans participating in same-sex acts in countries where such behavior is legal.
"They are supposed to be brought back to Uganda and convicted here. The government is putting homosexuality on the level of treason," Mugisha said.

Lawmakers have indicated that they will pass the bill before year's end.
It has the blessing of many religious leaders -- Muslim and Christian -- in a country where a July poll found 95 percent opposed to legalizing homosexuality.

The Rev. Esau Omara, a senior church leader, said over the weekend that any lawmaker opposing the bill will pay for it during the next election, according to local newspaper reports.
And a leading Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ramathan Shaban Mubajje, has called for gays to be rounded up and banished to an island until they die.

Several media outlets also have inflamed sentiments in recent months by publicly pointing out gays and lesbians.
Who will go to HIV testing if he knows that he will suffer the death sentence?--Elizabeth Mataka
In April, the Observer newspaper published tips to help readers spot homosexuals. And over the summer, the Red Pepper tabloid outed 45 gays and lesbians.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has not publicly stated his position on the bill, but last month blamed foreign influence in promoting and funding homosexuality.

"It is true that, if the president has said that, he must have information that European nations are promoting (homosexuality) and recruiting homosexuals," government spokesman Fred Opolot said. "You must note that the president or the legislators are responding to the concern of the citizenry of the country."

At the Commonwealth summit in Trinidad and Tobago late last month, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he pulled aside Museveni to deplore the bill.

"We find them inconsistent with, frankly, I think any reasonable understanding of human rights, and I was very clear on that with the president of Uganda," Harper told reporters.
In the United States, a coalition of Christian leaders released a statement Monday denouncing the bill.

"Regardless of the diverse theological views of our religious traditions regarding the morality of homosexuality, in our churches, communities and families, we seek to embrace our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters as God's children, worthy of respect and love," the statement read.
Human rights groups have called on Western nations to withhold aid from Uganda if the measure passes. About 40 percent of the country's budget comes from international aid.

"This draft bill is clearly an attempt to divide and weaken civil society by striking at one of its most marginalized groups," said Scott Long, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program at the New York-based Human Rights Watch. "The government may be starting here, but who will be next?"

Opolot, the government spokesman, said consideration of the bill in parliament is merely "democracy at work."

"We as a country are engaging and debating a pertinent issue," he said. "So if a foreign country chooses to cut aid simply because Uganda is debating its destiny, then it is quite outrageous and quite wrong."

Mugisha, who now heads the group Sexual Minority of Uganda, said he is working with lawyers and other activists to change minds and defeat the measure.

"I have put a lot of effort in this struggle. I just want to live freely every day," he said. "I want to be happy knowing that if I'm going to meet someone, I'm not going to be taken to jail forever."

Ushoga Unashamiri Marekani!

(Pichani ) Mcheza sinema Cynthia Nixon (kulia)na Mpenzi Wake Christine

Wadau, siku hizi kuna mtindo wa ajabu. Wanawake wanaacha wanaume wao waliofunga ndoa nao, wanawake wengine wanaacha boyfriends wao, wanawake wengine wanatupa wachumba wao.... na kuanza urafiki na mwanamke! Loh!

Nadhani shida ni kuwa hao wanaume hawawezi kuwaridhisha kimapenzi. Mwanamke anaelewa wapi patamu mwilini mwake, na wanaume wengine si wavumilivu kujua haja za wapenzi wao. Hivyo ushoga unashamiri!

Mwisho wa dunia lazima uko karibu!

Wadau, mnasemaje hapo?

Hebu soma hi habari:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/04/23/o.women.leave.menfor.women/index.html

Oprah Atetea Shule Yake Afrika Kusini

Wadau, ukiingia kwenye shule ya Oprah kama mwanafunzi au mfanyakazi unakuwa mtumwa wake? Hiyo shule ina masharti magumu kweli na usiri! Vunja masharti utakoma.

Kumbe kuna madai kuwa hiyo shule inawatenga wasichana wanaosoma pale na jamii yao. Hiyo suala niliongelea kutoka mwanzo shule ilipofunguliwa. Nilisema kuwa hao wasichana wanaishi maisha ya kifahari mno halafu wanarudi kwenye maisha ya dhiki huko kwao wakati wa likizo. Wakimaliza shule watashindwa maisha ya huko South Africa na itabidi wapelekwe kukaa nje ya nchi. Tatizo lingine Oprah aliwachagua hao wanafunzi mwenyewe (handpicked). Ingekuwa vizuri angepata 'input' kutoka kwenye jamii pia. Tutaona.

Namsifu Oprah kwa kuanzisha hiyo shule, lakini pia bado nasema kuwa hiyo hela ingetosha kujenga hata shule kumi nzuri na kuweza kuelimisha maelefu ya wasichana.

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Oprah defends record of South African school

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Oprah Winfrey acknowledged in a newspaper interview published Saturday that she has made several mistakes at her elite South African school, but said she remains proud of its success.

The recent expulsion of four girls and suspension of three others was the second scandal to hit the Leadership Academy for Girls, which opened in 2007 to groom bright children from deprived backgrounds for a brilliant career. A dorm matron is currently on trial accused of abuse and sexual assault.

"I have made several mistakes and one of them was being overprotective of the girls, which has led to an impression that the school is isolating them from society," Winfrey was quoted as saying in the Weekend Argus.

She said she had also underestimated the extent of homesickness among girls at the boarding school.

Last month, four students were expelled and three others suspended. South African media at the time said they were accused of trying to force students into relationships and to engage in sexual contact.

Winfrey herself hasn't given details of the misconduct. But she said in the newspaper interview that it was "insulting" that the family of one of the expelled girls had complained to the press even though she had been warned before about her behavior.

"Those girls in their own testimony during the (disciplinary) hearing said they knew they were breaking the rules and that they deliberately broke the rules," the talk show queen was quoted as saying.

The institution just outside Johannesburg opened with a blaze of publicity in January 2007 with about 150 girls in 7th and 8th grades. The Academy is expected to grow by one grade each year until it reaches full capacity in 2011, with approximately 450 girls in grades 7 through 12.
Winfrey poured $40 million into the 28-building campus, which is spread across 22 lush acres. It has computer and science labs, a library, theater and wellness center, all protected by strict privacy. Each girl lives in a two-bedroom suite - a far cry from their humble surroundings at home.

It's the fulfillment of a promise Winfrey made to former South African President Nelson Mandela and aims to give poor girls a quality education and prepare them for leadership positions in a country where state schools are struggling to overcome the legacy of white-minority rule.

"The majority of girls are thriving, really fulfilling the dream and vision I had," Winfrey told the newspaper. "They really have exceeded any expectations I had for them."
"In spite of everything that's happened, what keeps me inspired and hopeful is the heart of every girl, because they are wonderful, they are magnificent."