Bouncing and grinding ,singer Jemimah
Kansiime's music video was a hit among
her Uganda fans ,but not for conservative
who say it broke a tough new anti pron-
ography law,
The 21 year-old singer,who uses the stage
name "Panadol wa Basajja" literally "medicine
for men"has already spent five weeks in jail
after her arrest for a music video that gives
a lingering and generous focus on wet and
soapy buttocks ,Now she faces up to 10 years
in jail if found guilty in the first full trial
under the law--in which took effect in February
2014 ,that critics such as Human Right Watch
argue so loosely defines pornography it has
encouraged public attacks on women wearing
skimpy clothing ,
Critics say it is part of a growing anti- liberal
movement including tough laws against homo
sexsuals in Uganda where religious -driven
conservatism appears to be on the rise and where
US evangelical preachers rather than pop stars
like Kansiime often receive rock star welcomes,
She made the video that has placed her in hot
water last year for her song Nkulinze"orI am
waiting for you,
It has proved popular and the video has been
watched over 140,000 times on youtube,
But Kansiime said she never dreams that
writhing in her underwear was breaking the
law,She and her then manager Didi Muchwa
Mugisha were arrested in November,
In his continued crackdown on pornography
Lokodo has this year ordered police to arrest
men who procure prosititutes and described
a popular local television dating show as
prostitution ,
Local media reported that he also confronted
Uganda's youngest MP when she walked into
parliament in short skirt,
AFP
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