Gen Muhoozi Reassures Ugandan Women Over Mini Dress Freedom

Ugandan women will remain free to wear short dresses and miniskirts without fear of arrest, harassment, or prosecution over allegations of “indecent clothing,” the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has announced.

The top military commander issued the reassuring directive to quell recurring public anxieties regarding the moral policing of women’s fashion choices by law enforcement and conservative segments of society.

According to Gen. Muhoozi, security agencies should not be in the business of harassing women over their personal dress codes. He emphasized that women in Uganda have the freedom to wear what makes them comfortable, categorically stating that wearing short dresses is not a crime that warrants arrest or public humiliation.  

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For years, women in Uganda have occasionally faced public harassment and targeted police crackdowns over clothing deemed “too revealing.” This moral panic peaked during the enforcement of the controversial 2014 Anti-Pornography Act often dubbed the “miniskirt law” which criminalized clothing that was perceived to excite sexual desires.  

Although the Constitutional Court officially struck down the restrictive provisions of the Anti-Pornography Act in recent years, isolated incidents of police officers and vigilantes harassing women in miniskirts have continued to surface on social media.  

Gen. Muhoozi’s latest public stance serves as a stern warning to overzealous law enforcement officers and moral crusaders. By publicly backing women’s freedom of dress, the CDF is signaling a modernized approach to civil liberties under his military leadership, distancing the state’s security apparatus from archaic cultural policing.

Women’s rights activists and social media users have largely welcomed the General’s remarks, noting that state security forces should prioritize combating actual crimes rather than policing women’s hemlines.