Entebbe Municipality has repainted with more appropriate colours a play tower in the children‘s park days its previous newly painted rainbow colours sparked public outcry.
On Tuesday, photos of the tower painted in bright rainbow colours a symbol for the LGBTQ community attracted widespread attention and concern.
A section of Ugandans claimed the intent was to promote homosexuality among impressionable children who use the park as a playground.
Following growing concerns, the mayor of Entebbe Municipality, Fabrice-Blad Rulinda, has issued a statement in which he said that the structure has been repainted.
Rulinda explained that the children park had been redesigned after a partnership between Entebbe Municipality and an organization, The Lions Club, which sought to give back to the community through giving the park a new look.
“In a bid to refurbish the children’s park in Entebbe and create a safe environment for our children to play, Entebbe Municipality partnered with an organisation (The Lions Club) to renovate the park to a safe and colourful environment for our children and a rainbow was painted on one of the structures by the organisation,” Rulinda stated.
He, however, stated that they had come to realise that the rainbow colours chosen for the tower had been wrongly perceived to be pushing an agenda that is unlawful in the country.