Woman rep wants child sex offenders castrated

Murang’a Woman Representative Sabina Chege has proposed the need for a new law that would make it mandatory to castrate sexual offenders.

Consequently, the MP, who is also the Parliamentary Health Committee chair, has proposed a review of the Sexual Offences Act 2006, saying it is lenient to offenders.

Speaking in Murang’a, Chege noted that the recent shocking statistics on teenage pregnancies is cause for alarm and reiterated that there is a need to tame the trend by introducing punitive measures such as castration.

“We need to be more firm in dealing with sexual offenders especially where minors are involved,” she said.

She expressed concern that many girls risk losing an opportunity to continue with their education due to early pregnancies.

Chege, however, pointed an accusing finger to parents for failing to take charge of their children while at home.

She said most parents see their children as a burden and they like it more when they are in school rather than being at home.

Strict upbringing Elsewhere in Mombasa Island, officials of Coast Education Centre (COEC), a Mombasa based organization has initiated innovative programs to empower young women.

The organisation facilitates young women to bond by preparing and eating meals together, during which, they engage in extensive discussions on various challenges facing them in their daily lives.

Sanaa Hussein, who considers herself lucky to have escaped the wrath of early pregnancies and attributed it to her strict upbringing was among 14 girls in a recent cookery event at Swalihina Centre in Kisauni where the girls prepared Chapatis, beef stew and Viazi vya rojo, (potatoes in tomato sauce) a staple in the Arab Swahili community.