International Conference On Bride Price 16th – 18th February, 2004 Held at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Conference Report Box 274 Tororo, Uganda Email:
[email protected] www.mifumi.org - 1 - Contents Acknowledgements Page 4 Conference Report Conference Keynote addresses: Dorothee Hutter Opening Remarks Page 9 Atuki Turner Bride Price Campaign Page 10 Lynda St. Cook Speech from British High Commission Page 17 Hon. Miria R.K. Matembe Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Bride Price Page 18 Dr. Sylvia Tamale Women’s Sexuality as a Site of Control & Resistance: Page 23 Views on the African Context Noerine Kaleeba Multiple Vulnerabilities drawing on statistics from around Page 38 the world on HIV/AIDS Dr. Dan Kaye Bride Price and Health Page 43 Margaret Oguli Oumo Bride Price and violence against Women: the case of Uganda Page 47 Wambui Otieno Mbugua Author of "Mau Mau's daughter - a life history" Page 52 Jane Frances Kuka Gender Violence and Female Genital Mutilation in Uganda Page 56 Mrs. Margaret Sekaggya Analysis of Bride Price from a human rights Perspective Page 59 Conference Papers: Hameed Agberemi Interrogating Hetero-Reality In Muslim Marriage Page 64 From Islamic And Human Rights Perspectives Alupo Josephine Bride Price And Gender Violence Page 94 Magdalene Bukya Bubi Bride Price And Fight Against HIV/AIDS Page 99 Mrs. Emmie Chanika Bride Price: The Case For Malawi Page 101 Alice Dokoria Coalition And Action To Safeguard The Child Page 102 Fr. Deo Eriot Religious And Cultural Perspectives On Bride Price Page 103 Benda Gard N. Bride Price And Domestic Violence Page 106 Renée Jeftha Lobola And Gender Violence Page 115 Asma’u Joda Some Thoughts About Bride Price Page 121 Tinyade Kachika HIV And AIDS: Another Deterrent To ‘Lobola’? Page 132 - 2 - Tinyade Kachika Lobola In Southern Africa: Its Implications On Women’s Page 136 Reproductive Rights Dr.