Uganda: Museveni Tells Off Bukusu, Bagisu Over Archaic Circumcision Ritual

20 August 2014

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has told the Bukusu and Bagisu tribes living in Kenya and Uganda to shun the old style of undergoing circumcision.

Museveni said while his government respected diverse culture, the two communities should break loose from the old retrogressive cultures.

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