More than one in five women aged 15-49 have experienced domestic or sexual violence in Uganda, according to a government report published last year.

But the newspaper says a recent report indicates a much higher number: 51% of Ugandan women will reportedly experience physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime.

Earlier this month, a Ugandan MP was criticised for saying on national television that "as a man, you need to discipline your wife."You need to touch her a bit, you tackle her, beat her somehow to really streamline her."

The Daily Monitor has since apologised for "any misunderstanding" caused by their tweet and deleted it.

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 @DailyMonitor's intention has never been to celebrate gender-based violence or sexual harassment. We apologise for any misunderstanding this post might have caused. We have therefore deleted it. http://bit.ly/2pMS87Z

10:24 AM - Mar 28, 2018