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THIS WEEK: Marriage and Divorce Bill could bounce back Groups of women activists and civil society organisations are quietly lobbying government and MPs to re-table the contentious Marriage and Divorce Bill to scale down on the countless problems arising from marital strife. Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA), Uganda Women Network …

Many rituals are performed to prepare a girl for marriage in Uganda. In most tribes, this role is mainly played by the girl’s paternal aunty. Some of the rituals are very painful and are done as soon as a girl becomes an adolescent. Being a Munyankole girl, Eunice Musiime had …