THE
government has been urged to take legal measures against people using children
in wedding ceremonies until mid-night in order to protect them from mental and
physical effects they could get by attending in such late hours ceremonies.
Speaking to
journalists here yesterday, the director of a non-governmental organization
(NGO) called Tree of Hope, Fortunata Manyiresa, said that children need to be
protected against such actions for them to have good growth physically and
mentally. She said the act of using children until late hours is unacceptable,
exposing them to things not allowed under African traditions.
She wondered
why parents have lost the traditional vision of taking care of their children
in order to protect them against moral decay and promote good conducts for
their future and the nation at large. She said it was high time now for the government
through its community development officers at all levels to throw eyes and deal
with this matter effectively, in order to save this generation for the better
future of the nation.
She further
stated that the action of using children to accompany bride and bride groom
until mid-night was against the children’s basic rights, because they need to
be protected and have enough time for rest every day.
“Children
should not see people kissing one another … sometimes even the children
themselves are directed to kiss one another ... this is not a good behaviour we
start teaching them about love affairs at tender age ... what then if they
engage in such actions at childhood ... We must change and have good direction
for our children,” she further stressed.
She said for a
long time it has been like a normal thing for children to be used as companion
in wedding ceremonies, something which is bad and should be prohibited and
completely be played down by all members of the communities.
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