Unclear abortion laws in Uganda leave women who are raped unsure of options
Posted on Jun 12, 2019 by Global Press News Service
by Nakisanze Segawa, Reporter
KAMPALA, UGANDA — When Irene hands her granddaughter a piece of bread, the six-year-old grins widely.
That smile never appears when the child’s mother is around, Irene says. “Sometimes, I feel like she senses that she is a mawemuko.”
In the Luganda language, the word “mawemuko” refers to a child conceived from incest.
By Christiana T. Alabi, Kaduna | Publish Date: Oct 5 2016 2:00AM
A 40-year-old man, Hafizu Isyaku, has allegedly impregnated his 13-year-old daughter in a move to satisfy the requirements of his cult group for a ritual purpose.
To compound the woes of his wife and mother of the girl, the man continues sleeping with his daughter after getting the pregnancy aborted.
The wife and mother of the girl, Maryam Manta, disclosed this to newsmen at her Kabala Doki residence in Kaduna, saying the incident occurred at Tudun Wada, Maraba, near Abuja where she resided before relocating to Kaduna.
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Source: Daily Trust
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