Uganda, May 10 -- A faded coat draped over his shoulders, and carrying a backpack bag on his back, 50-year-old Musa Kaano Mugwere walks with a slight limp. Previously, the resident of Kisaaba village in Kayunga Town council, Ntengeru County, in Kayunga District, had not physical disability. Kaano, a builder, says he got injured in the right leg last November during a fight with his wife.

During the brawl, his 44-year-old wife inflicted a big wound on his knee. The wound has since healed, although the pain lingers.

Although many men are afraid to disclose that their wives beat them, Kaano is different. He speaks without hesitation.

"I was beaten by my wife after she found out that I had secretly married a second wife. It was her first t...