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          Senoir Chief Kuntaja for castration of girl child abusers

          Chaweya Mzembe by Chaweya Mzembe
          12 November 2020
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          Blantyre Senior Chief Kuntaja of Blantyre District has joined calls from various corners that all girl child abusers be castrated as a way of curbing the malpractice.

          This follows the sudden increase of rape cases among young girls in the country, a development that has been described as pathetic by both government and partners.

          The chief was speaking Thursday in Blantyre during a Child Protection quarterly review meeting by Blantyre District Council, supported by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

          According to him, the laws that were designed to protect the rights of the girl child seem to have lost value hence need to come up with extra strict laws that will see the total end of girl child abuse cases such as rape.

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          “I am in total support of castrating men that physically abuse the girl child in any form just like they do it in Kenya. Just recently, my young daughter lost her eye after one drunk man hit her with a bottle of alcohol when she had went to draw water at a nearby borehole. All this happened because the man wanted to have access to her body but she refused. So these kind of men need to be dealt with in a hard way so that such abuses are completely eliminated,” Kuntaja.

          Retired Justice, Esmie Tembenu, in her remarks said chances were very low that the chief’s proposal would be enacted as most parliamentarians find such laws offensive.

          Tembenu then suggested that judicial officer’s power be reduced to ensure mandatory minimum of sentencing, whereby a minimum of years is set for such offence and that the castration be the last resort.

          “I doubt if this can happen in Malawi because our parliament has more men than women. The current Child Protection and Justice Act was finalized in 2005 but was passed five years later because the parliamentarians refused to debate and pass it. I remember myself together Norwegian Church Aid held vigils at the parliament, forcing them to pass it but it took time.

          “So if they refused to pass that bill, what more the proposed one which can affect their bodies? However, I have spoken to the speaker of parliament, Honourable Catherine Gotani Hara, to map the way forward as things are now getting out of hand,” explained Tembenu.

          Speaking earlier, Blantyre District Commissioner Bennet Nkasala, said there was need for concerted efforts from all sectors, including chiefs to make sure that such cases are reduced in the district.

          Nkasala then hoped for a changed environment where rights of the girl child would be respected so that they have freedom and enjoy their rights without hindrance

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