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Ban girls from visiting public places - ZANU PF MP
17 Feb 2016 at 08:47hrs | Views
Zanu PF MP for Chipinge Central Raymore Machingura has called for a ban on girls frequenting public places such as night clubs so that they don't go into relationships with elderly men.
Machingura said failure to pass a law prohibiting girls from going into public places will fuel early child marriages.
He told Parliament "It is pleasing to note that Parliaments from the SADC region passed such good resolutions as presented by Hon. Dr. Mukanduri.
"I will begin by dwelling on child marriages. Which definition is being used when we talk of child marriages? Is it because a young girl is staying with a man?
"I would like to advise our Parliaments to pass a law which prohibits young girls from going to public places such as bars and are into relationships with elderly men.
"If you do not pass this law, the young girls will run away from homes and go to public places where they fall in love with elderly men," reads part of his contribution seen by Bulawayo24.com.
Machingura was responding to MP Samson Mukanduri's report of the 37th plenary assembly of the SADC parliamentary forum.
He said the Plenary Assembly noted with deep concern the prevalence of child marriages in Southern Africa with about 40% of children being married before they are 18 years of age and that two of the SADC Member States are among the 10 countries in the world with the highest rates of child marriage, where over 50% of children are being married before they reach the legal age of 18.
Machingura said failure to pass a law prohibiting girls from going into public places will fuel early child marriages.
He told Parliament "It is pleasing to note that Parliaments from the SADC region passed such good resolutions as presented by Hon. Dr. Mukanduri.
"I will begin by dwelling on child marriages. Which definition is being used when we talk of child marriages? Is it because a young girl is staying with a man?
"I would like to advise our Parliaments to pass a law which prohibits young girls from going to public places such as bars and are into relationships with elderly men.
"If you do not pass this law, the young girls will run away from homes and go to public places where they fall in love with elderly men," reads part of his contribution seen by Bulawayo24.com.
Machingura was responding to MP Samson Mukanduri's report of the 37th plenary assembly of the SADC parliamentary forum.
He said the Plenary Assembly noted with deep concern the prevalence of child marriages in Southern Africa with about 40% of children being married before they are 18 years of age and that two of the SADC Member States are among the 10 countries in the world with the highest rates of child marriage, where over 50% of children are being married before they reach the legal age of 18.
Source - Byo24News
