The news was disclosed by a Ugandan LGBT+ organisation. The Ugandan authorities have not yet responded to the incident, but little is expected from them by LGBT+ activists. The country recently implemented one of the world's strictest anti-LGBT+ laws, including the death penalty in some cases for "homosexual acts."

Kabuye attributes the attack to the deteriorating climate for LGBT+ individuals. Speaking to the Associated Press, he criticises ‘’politicians who are using the LGBTQ+ community as a scapegoat to move people away from what is really happening in the country,”

Despite surviving the attack, Kabuye believes his life is still in danger. He suspects that the attackers who wounded him last Wednesday morning had the intention of taking his life. "I don't know whom to trust now," he says.

Renowned Ugandan LGBT+ activist Dr. Frank Mugisha states in a Twitter/X statement that "hatred and hate crimes have no place in Uganda" and hopes for a thorough police investigation into the attack. The U.S. Department of State also calls on the Ugandan authorities to conduct an investigation.