Kabuye Najibu, of the LGBT group Youth on Rock Foundation, was arrested in Uganda today while visiting his co-worker who had been arrested on New Year’s Eve.

Najibu has been arrested on charges which relate to homosexuality, and could possibly include the unfounded allegation of ‘recruitment into homosexuality’, which does not exist under Ugandan law.

Uganda’s Parliament has resumed work today and a debate and vote on the so-called ‘Kill the Gays Bill’ could happen at any time.

The proposed law would give life in jail for gay sex and even the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’.

Uganda has reportedly dropped the death penalty from its notorious anti-homosexuality bill.

Member of Parliament Medard Segona told the BBC that 'substantial amendments' had been made to the 'Kill The Gays' bill but refused to give any more details.

According to the unconfirmed report, politicians have, nevertheless, endorsed the legislation which was yesterday (22 November) added to the parliament's schedule of debate.

Uganda's proposed 'Kill the Gays' bill has been placed on the schedule of the country's Parliament and can be debated as early as Thursday (22 November) or sometime over the next several weeks.

Andre Banks, Executive Director for All Out, a global movement fighting for LGBT equality, spoke out against the bill on Wednesday (21 November).

Uganda’s parliamentary speaker has demanded the Anti-Homosexuality Bill be passed by Tuesday (20 November).

Rebecca Kadaga has requested the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee bring the bill, known as ‘Kill The Gays’, to the floor imminently, the Monitor reports.

The speaker advised the Ugandan committee to remember the high demand of the public to address the virus of homosexuality in the African country.

Cyber activists are threatening Ugandan officials after the country's Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga promised to pass the 'Kill the Gays' bill as a 'Christmas gift'.

The so-called 'hacktivists' from Anonymous New Jersey sent a stark warning to lawmakers, urging them not rubber stamp the draconian legislation which would mean gay Ugandans could face life imprisonment or even the death penalty.

Gay rights advocates have become outraged by the Uganda parliamentary speaker saying the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill will be passed by the end of this year.  

On Monday (12 November), speaker Rebecca Kadaga said the anti-gay bill will become law by December 2012 since most Ugandans ‘are demanding it’.

Referring to the law as a ‘Christmas gift’ to the population, she spoke of ‘the serious threat’ posed by homosexuals.

Uganda will officially pass the ‘Kill The Gays’ bill at the end of this year despite international criticism.

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga said the anti-gay bill will become law by December since most Ugandans ‘are demanding it’.

Referring to the law as a ‘Christmas gift’ to the population,  she spoke of ‘the serious threat’ posed by homosexuals.

The law will broaden the criminalization of same-sex relationships by dividing homosexuality into two categories; aggravated homosexuality and the offense of homosexuality.

Just when one thinks that Uganda is growing up by leaving people who are LGBTI alone, something else emerges that shocks the bold hearted into action.

Ugandan members of parliament have passed a resolution in support of calls to revive the country's notorious anti-gay bill.

On Wednesday (31 October), Rebecca Kadaga, the Speaker of Uganda’s parliament, claimed that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill will soon be passed into law.

During the parliamentary session, politicians from across the political spectrum slammed homosexuality and claimed Western interference was a 'threat' to Uganda's cultural values.

Rebecca Kadaga, the Speaker of Uganda’s parliament, has defended her anti-gay rights position and reassured her country that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill will soon be passed into law.

On her return from Canada, where she attended a conference and met Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird who criticized Uganda’s LGBT rights position, Kadaga was greeted by anti-gay associations.