Proverb in the local language
Ahu abashaija batari, abakazi bacwa emanja.
Men and women judges
Proverb's direct translation
Where there are no men, women become the judges.
Proverb's meaning
In an abnormal situation, people will come up with solution. It may not be ideal but it will work. In a desperate situation, anything goes.
Equivalent proverb
Nature abhors a vacuum. Necessity is the mother of invention.
From: Ankole in Uganda.
General comments
The proverb wrongly implies that women are not supposed to be judges or occupy high office.
