LEGABIBO welcomes homosexuality bill deferral

The decision follows Minister of Justice Machana Shamukuni's announcement during a session that he has deferred the Panel Code Amendment Bill No.29 of 2022 to allow for a rigorous examination of the constitutional issues raised with his ministry regarding the bill before it could be debated in the House.

LEGABIBO, which won a landmark case in 2021 after the apex court upheld a High Court decision on decriminalised consensual sex between same-sex partners, has indicated in a press statement that while some view the deferral of the bill debate as a setback, for movement it is a win. The group emphasised the matter should have never reached the debate stage in Parliament from the onset.