Parents in Taita Taveta county have been warned against
protecting culprits in child sexual abuse cases. The county children's officer
Juma Boga yesterday said some parents do not report such incidents thus
hampering the fight against the vice.
Boga said there is an increase in the number of early
marriages in the county. He blamed parents for not reporting those who abuse
their children.
"It is sad that some parents collude with culprits who
sexually abuse their children. Some cases are reported but majority of them are
not as the parents take the cases to village kangaroo courts," Boga said.
The children's officer said such parents are hampering the
fight against child abuse. Boga said his office has launched "an all-out
war" against paedophiles who seem undeterred by stiff penalties.
"I ask parents to closely watch their children. They
should report abuse immediately," he said. Last month, Mwatate DC Shufaa
Muijuma said there is an increase in cases of children being sexually abused.
SOURCE: The Star
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