Fox Odoi-Oywelowo is one of only two Ugandan MPs who voted against the country’s controversial and draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023, which was passed by Parliament this week and punishes homosexuality by life in prison – advocating for the death penalty in certain cases.
Odoi-Oywelowo, a longtime member of Uganda’s ruling party and President Yoweri Museveni’s legal adviser for more than 15 years, also signed a minority report disagreeing with the new anti-gay bill.
The bill – read our explainer here – will not go into effect until Museveni signs it into law.
