By JULIUS BARIGABA More by this AuthorUgandan officials on Wednesday lampooned the World Bank and Western countries for ‘hypocrisy’, after the global lender suspended lending for projects in Uganda in what it cited as a violation of its values in Kampala’s new anti-homosexuality law. Uganda’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem said the move by the World Bank was hypocritical. “The law was passed by Uganda Parliament; these are representatives of the people. “Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group’s values. Former World Bank president Jim Yong Kim warned that such legislation restricting sexual rights can hurt a country’s competitiveness by discouraging multinational companies from investing or locating their activities in those nations.

Source: Daily Nation August 10, 2023 14:48 UTC