Summary:
- Monica Muhumuza Nzeirwe, the District Probations Officer says that among the cases were four 15-year-old girls, with the incidents recorded between July 2023 and the present.
KABALE: Kabale District has registered over 1,300 cases of teenage pregnancies, according to Monica Muhumuza Nzeirwe, the District Probations Officer.
Muhumuza revealed the surge in cases during her speech at the Day of the African Child celebration on Tuesday, which saw Kabale District Local Government joined by Rukiga and Rubanda. The event, themed “Education for All Children in Africa. Time is now,” was held at the National Teachers College (NTC) in Kabale Municipality presided over by Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, the state minister for gender, labour, and social development in charge of children.
The national celebrations were hosted on Sunday in Kiryadongo District and later cascaded down to local governments.
Monica Muhumuza Nzeirwe, the District Probations Officer says that among the cases were four 15-year-old girls, with the incidents recorded between July 2023 and the present.
She highlighted that 2.3 percent of children in Kabale are unable to complete their education despite the provision of Universal Primary and Secondary Education. Of the 2.3 percent who drop out, 75 percent are males, many of whom fall into criminal activities and other related social issues.
Muhumuza attributed the issue to poor parenting and emphasized the need for all stakeholders in Kabale to ensure that every child in the district has access to education. She stressed the necessity for realistic and proactive interventions to mitigate school dropouts and teenage pregnancies.
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