300 m machine to detect porn
The late Father Lokodo was pronounced dead on Saturday in Geneva, Switzerland, while on official business as Uganda’s delegate at a UN human rights meeting.
At the time of his demise Lokodo, 64, was serving as a a Commissioner at the Uganda Human Rights Commission, having lost his seat in parliament during the 2021 general elections. He was subsequently dropped as State Minister of Ethics and Integrity.
The deceased ex-priest was known to be passionate on morality issues including indecent dress code, homosexuality and pornography during his tenure as State Minister of Ethics and Integrity and beyond.
In February 2014 he introduced a bill that was was enacted, aimed at curbing sexually provocative dressing in women. It targeted a ban on mini skirts. He is remembered for this phrase; “If you dress in such a way that you irritate the mind and excite the people then you are badly dressed; if you draw the attention of the other person outside there with a malicious purpose of exciting and stimulating him or her into sex,” Lokodo stated.
He also strongly and openly challenged acts of homosexuality, to such an extent that he raided and shut down gay activist workshops. In 2012, on his orders, police raided a gay workshop. Amnesty International condemned the raid.
He later shared ; “I have closed this conference because it’s illegal. We do not accept homosexuality in Uganda.” He also blamed foreigners, saying they should “go back home”.
The Minister went as far as promising the public that a pornography detecting machine would be purchased at a fee of shs 300 million to net those engaged in viewing pornographic material. The machine according to him would detect, control, and scrutinize porn on mobile handsets and other electronic devices.
300 m machine to detect porn
The deceased was a Priest in the Catholic Church when he was reportedly ex communicated by Pope Benedict XVI for joining politics in 2006. He had just won elections as Dodoth County MP in his home Kaabong district.
There has been a debate over whether he was excommunicated from the Catholic Church after he joined politics or was simply suspended.
President Museveni has since eulogised the deceased as a man with morality and strong desire to enforce culture.
“Fr Lokodo served the nation gallantly as our Ethics & Integrity Minister during which his firmness against immorality and his desire to enforce culture exceedingly stood out. I am pained! He will be missed,” Museveni said in a tweet on Saturday afternoon.
The government is yet to bring back the body of the deceased. Unconfirmed reports suggest that they require about 500 million to bring back the body.
