Uganda, Sept. 20 -- The British colonialists owed the extension of their rule in eastern Uganda to Ganda loyalists like Semei Kakungulu.
The subdued tribes, among other things, were forced to grow cotton which changed their traditional way of life. This came with repercussions on social life. One among such effects was the official use of corporal punishment against women.
The whipping of women in eastern Uganda by the native courts reached alarming proportions that in 1925 then Chief Justice, Sir Charles Griffin, said: "The beating of women is prohibited because they are women and for no other reason. A civilised government will not tolerate the beating of women."
The establishment of the protectorate government introduced the cultivati...