By; Olivia Nabaggala
Government has allocated a total of Shs2 billion towards regulating the accessibility of pornographic material in the country.
Unveiling the launched 9 member Pornography Control Committee to the press at the Uganda Media Center, the Minister for Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo reveals that the 2 billion shillings will be spent on fixed assets as well as operational costs in the course of their work.
The Pornography Control Committee derives its mandate from Section 3 of the Anti-Pornography Act 2014 which provides for the setting up of the committee with a sole purpose of overseeing and implementing the law.
He says they are to comb the whole town closing all places that promote strip dancing collect and destroy pornographic objects and materials with the assistance of police.
Other duties included sensitization of the public about dangers of pornography, ensuring the prosecution of perpetrators, detecting and prohibiting pornography and expediting the development, acquisition and installation of effective protective software to detect pornography users in the country.
The pornography control committee which was appointed by former Information Minister Jim Muhwezi in April last year will be chaired by Deputy Vice Chancellor KIU, Dr. Annette Kezaabu Kasimbazi assited by Other members; Dr. Martin Sempa, Dalton Opwonya, Sheik Mohammad Ali Waiswa, Joan Kyomugisha, Gastone Byamugisha, Hafisa Kabagonja, Victoria Sentamu and Fred Nyakori.
If caught watching pornography or selling it in public the convict will be liable to a fine of 25 currency points or a jail sentence not exceeding two years.
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