The ordinances stipulate penalties for parents and any other person those that aid child marriages
Tororo district council has passed ordinances to help curb child marriage.
The decision to pass the ordinances follows the increasing numbers of teenage pregnancies, early marriages, and high dropout rates.
The ordinances stipulate penalties for parents and any other person those that aid child marriages.
Research in the district last year shows that 1253 girls were impregnated, early marriages was at 58% and school dropout rate is at 68.5%.
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