Fred Muzaale
2 May 2008
Kayunga — The Ntenjeru North MP Sarah Nansubuga Nyombi has asked the police and local leaders in Kayunga District to urgently sensitise residents on how to reduce cases of domestic violence which she said are claiming many lives of women.
Ms Nansubuga was on Tuesday speaking as chief guest during the launch of a women human rights project, Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women project in Kayunga town.
The project is being implemented by the National Association of Women Organisations in Uganda an umbrella organisation for women organisations in Uganda.
The project to be funded by KIOS, a women organisation in Finland and Norway, will be implemented on a pilot in Bbaale and Galilaaya sub-counties.
Ms Nansubuga said according to statistics from police, at least one woman is killed in domestic violence related cases in Kayunga District every two months.
"There is need for the police and local leaders to sensitise our people on how to reduce cases of domestic violence which are claiming many lives of women," she said. She warned men against battering their wives when they have disputes.
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