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Kamuli District Local Government has, in partnership with child-centered organisations, passed the Child Protection Bill (2024).

The district LC5 chairman, Maxwell Kuwembula, said the ordinance will be used to protect children from any act of marriage and child labor in the community.

“Kamuli District in alignment with the Constitution of Uganda, the Children Act, and international conventions such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), to which Uganda is a signatory, enacts this Local Government (Kamuli District) Child Protection Ordinance,” Mr Kuwembula said during a special council session at Kamuli Youth Centre on Tuesday.

The ordinance seeks to ensure the protection and promotion of children's rights, prevent all forms of child abuse, exploitation, and neglect, establish and empower local structures for effective child protection and ensure that children in Kamuli District have access to appropriate support services, including health, education, and legal assistance.

Kamuli District has had some of the leading cases of teenage pregnancies, defilement and child marriages vices in the country. Statistics from the District Health Information System suggest that the district recorded 28,459 teenage antenatal visits between 2018 and 2023, and 5,740 from January 2024 to-date.

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