Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

Based in Kampala, Uganda, Soita is openDemocracy’s East Africa reporter, working on our Tracking the Backlash feminist investigative journalism project. Contact her at: khatondi.soita@opendemocracy.net

Police leave family of murdered non-binary lesbian to find murder weapon

Exclusive: Sheila Lumumba’s friends say it was left to them to find crucial CCTV. Rights groups say Kenyan police must step up

By Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 25 Apr 2022

Police leave family of murdered non-binary lesbian to find murder weapon

Rwandan LGBTIQ people warn: It’s unsafe to send queer asylum seekers here

The UK intends to send asylum seekers to the east African country. Rights groups say LGBTIQ people will be particularly at risk

By Nandini Naira Archer and Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 16 Apr 2022

Rwandan LGBTIQ people warn: It’s unsafe to send queer asylum seekers here

Explainer: What is ‘conversion therapy’?

The UK government has reportedly stepped back from including protections for trans people in its banning of conversion therapy. Here's what you need to know

By Kerry Cullinan and Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 1 Apr 2022

Explainer: What is ‘conversion therapy’?

Uma visão africana da guerra na Europa

Os africanos apoiam o povo ucraniano. Mas séculos de experiência nos fazem desconfiar das 'soluções' de nossos colonizadores

By Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 9 Mar 2022

Una visión africana de lo que pasa en Europa

Los africanos apoyamos al pueblo de Ucrania, pero siglos de experiencia nos hacen desconfiar de las ‘soluciones’ de nuestros antiguos colonizadores

By Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 4 Mar 2022

Una visión africana de lo que pasa en Europa

An African view of what’s happening in Europe

Africans support the Ukrainian people, but centuries of experience also make us wary of ‘solutions’ by our former colonisers

By Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 3 Mar 2022

An African view of what’s happening in Europe

LGBTIQ students kicked out of school in East Africa are fighting back

Homophobia, religion and the legacy of colonialism are hurting gay and lesbian school students in Kenya and Uganda – but they won’t be defeated

By Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 11 Feb 2022

LGBTIQ students kicked out of school in East Africa are fighting back

US conservatives spreading anti-vax misinformation to unvaccinated Uganda

Revealed: US Christian legal organisation and a Texas-based think tank are among those promoting anti-lockdown and vaccine hesitancy messages in Uganda

By Alice McCool and Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 21 Jan 2022