A 75-year-old woman in Masaka survives being lynched by angry parents over her gay grandson - Runs to police for help.

An elderly 75-year-old woman in Masaka and her family have expressed fear after one of her grandchildren was outed as a gay man spreading Homosexual agenda.

While appealing for help at Masaka police station, the grandmother (Name withheld) says she fears for her life after the mob (parents) openly vowed to finish her life, burn her house and slash her garden. According to the old woman, the police have not responded to her issue positively. 

she revealed to our reporter that the source of her misery is one of her grandsons, Hamza Abdallah Ssewankambo who is accused of committing an abomination.

Ssewankambo the accused

"Ssewankambo is a former teacher at Destiny primary school Masaka, who flee a school after being pinned by several pupils, for alleged gay acts. As a grandmother, I am not aware of his acts and I don't know why parents should hunt me down"- said the old woman.

Though the old woman expressed concern to why his grand son (Ssewankambo) shunned away from women but preferred keeping him self near young boys.

"I remember of attempting to bring for my grand son a wife but he kept dodging her till when the lady left" - she noted.

The old woman further said that even though Sserunkumba fled the area for fear of persecution by the hate mob, she continues to be harassed.  

"My grandson is the sole breadwinner who was expelled over gay claims. The school claimed parents had withdrawn their children from the school following his action"- Old woman.

In Uganda, people won't hastate killing a suspected LGBTQ member since they regard it as an abomination.

Just recently, one of David Kato s prominent gay rights activists was murdered in his home in 2011 weeks after winning a court victory over a tabloid that called for homosexuals.

In 2013, Uganda’s parliamentary speaker, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga said she wanted to pass the anti-Homosexual bill as a “Christmas gift” for Ugandans, which rights groups have criticized for its draconian penalties against homosexuals.

The bill had initially proposed the death penalty for gays in the conservative east African country but still presents an array of jail terms for convicted homosexuals, including life imprisonment in certain circumstances.

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Denounced as “odious” by U.S. President Barack Obama, the bill left veteran President Yoweri Museveni struggling to balance the demands of the evangelical church on one side and aid donors on the other.

Some international donors threatened to cut aid if the legislation, which was before a parliamentary committee and was first introduced in parliament in 2009, becomes law.

Homosexuality is taboo in many African nations. It is illegal in 37 countries on the continent, including Uganda, and activists say few Africans are openly gay, fearing imprisonment, violence e and loss of jobs.