Simon Lokodo, the Ethics and Integrity Minister, said back in April that he intended to outlaw "any attire which exposes intimate parts of the human body, especially areas that are of erotic function.
"Anything above the knee is outlawed. If a woman wears a miniskirt, we will arrest her," he declared.
The legislation, which still has to be approved by the president, also bans any material that displays thighs, buttocks or breasts.
The anti-pornography bill, which also outlaws overtly sexual material including music videos, was voted through after a short debate
Ugandan Parliament yesterday Wed Dec 18,2013 passed the Anti-pornography Bill, 2011 which defines pornography as any cultural practice, form of behaviour or form of communication or speech or information or literature or publication in whole or in part or news story or entertainment or stage play or broadcast or music or dance or art or graphic or picture or photography or video recording or leisure activity or show or exhibition.
The Bill required Ugandan President approval before becoming law
Note
Uganda is a socially conservative country - it is also considering legislation to increase the punishment for homosexual acts, including the death penalty in some cases
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