In his first public reaction after the introduction of the bill, he argued how it did “not represent the party of government position” and how “Uganda cannot risk its foreign policy by allowing the Bill to pass in its current form”. 
Katika majibu yake ya wazi kwa mara ya kwanza baada ya muswada huu kuletwa, alisema muswada huu "haukuwakilisha sehemu ya msimamo wa serikali" na namna "Uganda isivyoweza kuwa tayari kuhatarisha sera yake ya mambo ya nje kwa kuruhusu muswada huu kupia ukiwa katika sura iliyopo".