Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni attends the opening ceremony of the 22nd Ordinary Session of the African Union summit in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will sign an anti-homosexuality bill into law on Monday, the government said, defying protests from Western donors and U.S. President Barack Obama.
The new law will punish people convicted of having gay sex with jail terms up to life, according to drafts of the legislation. The final bill has not been published.
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