Uganda: Women in Lira are not allowed to sit in the front cabins of trucks

A by-law, passed in early 2022, bans women in northern Uganda from sitting in the truck's front cabins.

The local transporters association, in Lira, believe that female passengers distract the drivers and cause accidents.

Local activists say that sex work is common in the area and that it's the drivers who should be held responsible.

7 October 2022