CLASS: STREAM C (GROUP TWELVE)

NAMES: - SERUGO LAWRENCE B21741 CKM23B11/

- NUWE AMANYA ABRAHAM B21724 CKM23B11/

- RUSHANGWA FRANCIS B21739 CKM23B11/

- NYANZI RAYMOND CONRAD B21729 CKM23B11/

- NUWENGIRA ALEX B21725 CKM23B11/

- OKETAYOT ANDERSON B21733 CKM23B11/

COURSE UNIT: LEGAL WRITING

LECTURER: MR. ANDREW NYOMBI

TUTOR: MS CLAIRE NEILLAH NAKABUUBI

QN: SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES OF LEGAL RESEARCH

1.0 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Homosexuality is currently an issue of great concern in Uganda. It has occupied reasonable space in
Newspapers1, radio talk programmes and television shows. It has steered up heated debates in both social
and religious communities.
Homosexuality has been reported in Uganda’s schools2 , barracks, prisons and several parts of the country.
The enactment of an Act3 against homosexuality in Uganda which received presidential assent on the 26th of
May 2023, proves the gravity of the Ugandan society ill – perception of the ‘Alphabet People’ as they are
sometimes called. The Act met with mixed reaction from within Uganda and the international community.
Some say that the Act is good for Uganda because Homosexuality is immoral, it is evil and alien to the
cultural and religious values of Uganda. On the other hand, others argue from a human rights and economic
perspective. They claim that the enactment of the Anti – Homosexuality Act, 2023 defeats Uganda’s gain in
advancement of Human Rights especially the Right to Personal Liberty4. They consider the financial
implication troll the Act is going to have on the economy of the country relating to how Uganda’s donor
countries reacted after the commencement of the Anti – Homosexuality Act. De Facto, some Ugandans have
challenged the Act in the Constitutional Court already.
There is need to assess the justification for the Anti – Homosexuality Act, 2023 in Uganda.

1.1 THE PURPOSE FOR THE STUDY

The study seeks to assess whether there is justifiable need in the Ugandan society for the new Anti –
Homosexuality Act so as Ugandans can rally their efforts to supporting, defending and implementing it.

1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

1.2.1 General Objective

The research addresses whether the new Anti – Homosexuality Act, 2023 is needed in Uganda. It aims to
weigh the Act against the International Economic Pressure on Uganda and the Ugandan Minority claim of
infringement on their Right of Liberty.

1.2.2 Specific Objectives

The specific objectives of the study will be;

I. To find out whether really Homosexuality is rampant in Uganda?
II. To identify what the existing laws on Homosexuality failed to address because they existed
without causing all the current negative uproar.
III. To establish whether homosexuality is a behaviour trait to qualify as immoral or a natural
phenomenon that can be proved by Science.
IV. To know whether Homosexuality is just learnt and hence can be unlearnt.
V. To enlist the impact of Homosexuality on the individual victims and society at large.

REFERENCES: 1. See The Red Pepper Publication of 25th February, 2023.

Also The Guardian Publication of 22 March, 2023.
2. Latestnews/campusbee/hostelbuzz//http.bestblog.com.
3. Anti – Homosexuality Act, 2023.
4. Article 23 (1), 1995 National Constitution
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Is Homosexuality rampant in Uganda?

Was the Anti – Homosexuality Act, 2023 needed in Uganda?
Are Homosexuals victims who need rehabilitation?

1.4 SCOPE OF STUDY

The research comprises the districts of all regions of Uganda namely; the Northern, Central, Eastern, and
Western. It extends particularly to single sex schools, rehabilitation centres, in –mates of prisons, army –
police barracks and homes where homo-sexuality is rumoured.

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The research will help to improve on the current knowledge about the prevalence of Homo –sexuality in
Uganda. This will improve the ground at which locals can view and handle the LGBTQIA in Uganda.

The research may contribute to making of the arguments in the Constitutional Court Appeal case against the
Anti – Homosexuality Act, 2023.

The research will provide in-depth data to the effects of Homo-sexuality and the Anti – Homosexuality Act,
2023 in Uganda.

Signed, - SERUGO LAWRENCE CKM23B11/ ………………..

- NUWE AMANYA ABRAHAM CKM23B11/ ………………..

- RUSHANGWA FRANCIS CKM23B11/ ……………….

- NYANZI RAYMOND CONRAD CKM23B11/ ………………

- NUWENGIRA ALEX CKM23B11/ ………………

- OKETAYOT ANDERSON CKM23B11/ ………………..