A Ugandan man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for murdering the country's leading gay rights activist, David Kato, in January 2011

Sidney Nsubunga Enoch admitted in court that he had bludgeoned Kato to death with a hammer, but said that he had been provoked by sexual advances from him. The murder sparked outrage, with Western governments calling on Uganda to legalize homosexuality. Most Ugandans believe homosexuality is un-African. Kato was killed after a newspaper published the names and addresses of people they said were gay or lesbian under the headline "Hang them". He was a school teacher and gay rights activist who had led a campaign against a controversial bill which included the introduction of the death penalty for homosexual acts. Recently, British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Britain would reduce aid to countries that refused to legalize homosexuality. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni adviser, John Nagenda, accused Cameron of adopting a "bullying mentality" and of treating Ugandans like "children". Homosexuality is illegal in most African countries.