Daily Monitor
Saturday January 16 2021
Aisha Lwasa prepares pancakes and half cakes for the evening sales at her stall in Kisaasi, Kampala. PHOTO/Eronie Kamukama
Summary
To listen to politicians speak about issues affecting women such as childcare, equal work rights and health is one thing. Representing the interests of women once elected into office is quite another. For now, women can only wait to see if their desires do not remain far- tetched dreams or lip service.
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Most mornings, as daylight tears open the hues of the world, Aisha Lwasa weaves through stall holders in Kalerwe market and haggles over the prices of food. She brings those fruits, vegetables and bananas to her stall in Kisaasi, a Kampala suburb, just in time to catch early buyers.