Even male ministers and MPs have started approaching me to discuss the challenges they face in their homes. - Specioza Kazibwe

As a matter of policy, we sometimes get caught up in one thing or another and allow the government to take the lead, thinking that the smartest people are in government. The truth is, most of the smartest people don’t go into government.

People often believed my life was perfect—I had a husband, a successful career, financial stability, and my children were excelling in school and university. But behind that image, I was deeply unhappy in my marriage due to the abuse. I reached a point where I could no longer live the life others expected of me. I chose to break my silence and speak out about the reality of what I was going through.

The young and vibrant NRM government boasted that any girl or woman in Uganda could become anything they wanted in the world.