Major General Francis Takirwa, the deputy commander of the Ugandan Land Forces, has ordered medical personnel to stop treating homosexuals in public health institutions.
The deputy commander made the declaration as the UPDF commissioned and handed over several projects to inhabitants of the Mbarara District on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) headquarters in Bwizibwera.
“Don’t use our health facilities to treat homosexuals, someone comes with pampers leaking and wants treatment because he made a decision as if he didn’t have brains. No. No. This is too much and unacceptable,” Maj Gen Takirwa said.
Such actions, according to him, are deplorable and ought not to be tolerated.
“Someone comes and starts doing such shameful, unnatural, un-African practices and you keep quiet. Something just a dog which you give food on the ground can’t do but you with brains who eats on a plate can do, it’s shameful. God is about to fix us, and prepare yourselves for doing some of these practices even dogs can’t do,” he said.
The Kariro Muslim Primary School received two new classroom buildings and a rebuilt health facility IV outpatient department block from the UPDF, both of which are located in the Bwizibwera Rutooma Town council. They also provided four mattresses, a hospital delivery bed, detergents, and trash cans in addition to renovating Karuyenje Primary School in Rwanyamahembe Sub County.
According to Takirwa, the army donated the projects and goods to show their appreciation for the civilians who gave their lives in the freedom battle.
“We came from the civilian community, they sacrificed a lot for us and it’s our core responsibility to continue working for them and we will always be happy to be part of the civilian population,” he added.
My personal opinion on homosexuals is that they should not be hated or discriminated against. Everybody has a right to do what they want with their body, as far as it is not disturbing the peace and order of society.
That doesn’t mean I believe it is right, I just feel they should not be hated.
“A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.”