Uganda: Government minister Simon Lokodo leads charge against gay activists
Members of the Ugandan gay community mourn at the funeral of murdured activist David Kato near Mataba on Jan. 28, 2011.
NAIROBI, Kenya — Homosexuals in Uganda — and in much of the rest of Africa — have plenty to fear from security forces, from conservative fellow citizens and from your garden variety homophobes, but it's a rare day when the politicians leave the arena of rhetoric and actually get their hands dirty.
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Displaying rare zeal for a government minister Simon Lokodo, Uganda's junior minister for ethics and integrity, led the charge on a group of lesbian and gay activists, disrupting their meeting about — yes — gay rights and threatening to have them all arrested.
It is, of course, no surprise at all that Lokodo is also known as a serving Catholic priest when he is not moonlighting in politics.
Imagine what Uganda could be like if only other ministers would show such alacrity in delivering on their portfolios.
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