He uses his body to express his anger against the government, which he accuses has robbed his parents. She was arrested and beaten in prison, where she lost her son and had to flee to Kenya. But he returned to Uganda because he fills his chest with hope when he thinks of the next generations.
Writer, anthropologist, sex doctor, human rights activist and feminist, Stella Nyanzi is not unanimous. And maybe that’s the 47-year-old activist’s goal: to shake the waters in Uganda.
She has angered religious conservatives, Museveni’s authoritarian government and feminists themselves, who see her as obsessed with sex. But there is no one to shut her up. As well as death threats for harsh criticism of the president, who has been in power for 35 years, who blames the deaths on his parents and thousands of people deprived of access to medical care. Answers to criticism indifferently: “I am not looking for love and hugs.”
“I realized very early that there are many problems in Uganda and the only way to get attention is to do something that is shocking.“She told AFP in Kampala. That’s exactly what she did. In addition to several protests that were ultimately labeled pornography, she abused Museveni in 2019 and ended up spending several months in prison where she miscarried after At one of the court hearings, she took off her blouse and showed her breasts in protest, making it clear that she was not expressing any regret.
“We do not see or pretend that we do not see what is happening in society, especially the extremes of decades of authoritarian rule.“, defends an activist who lost her parents six years ago due to lack of medicine and help. Since then, she has found humor as a great weapon to try to overthrow the system. And on the topic of sex, the perfect ally for” having fun and lifting people out of apathy. “
“Let me think and protest how I wantNyanzi adds, explaining that he just wants to show women that sexuality shouldn’t be a taboo topic.
Given her controversial and persistent claims, the writer, who has nearly 300,000 Facebook followers, is already known as “Uganda’s most arrogant woman.” “I use social media very deliberately and tell you the truth that the mainstream media does not.“, – she says. A mission that has already brought her several difficulties. Several months ago, she was forced to flee to Kenya after the kidnapping of her partner. Although she has already returned to Kampala, the truth is that the activist still thinks about living in exile in order to protect his three children.
However, the hope that “the country can change and become better for the next generation“.
