Summary:
ASP Jane Ngelese, Head of the Child and Family Protection Unit at Kasese Division in the Rwenzori East Region says that investigations were underway to identify the individual responsible for abandoning the minor.
KASESE: Police in Kasese District are searching for the parents of a 2-year-old child who was found abandoned on Sunday evening in Kisagazi Cell, Nyamwamba Division, Kasese Municipality.
ASP Jane Ngelese, Head of the Child and Family Protection Unit at Kasese Division in the Rwenzori East Region, confirmed the incident to the press. She stated that investigations were underway to identify the individual responsible for abandoning the minor.
Ngelese also used the opportunity to caution parents against neglecting their responsibilities, noting that cases of child abandonment were on the rise.
Jamimah Muhindo, a resident of Kisagazi, recounted seeing a woman in her twenties with a child while on her way to fetch water. However, upon returning home, she discovered that the woman had left the child at her doorstep along with a bag of clothes.
Muhindo expressed her willingness to care for the child, provided that the relatives step in to support the minor, particularly in case of illness and education expenses.
