As Uganda joins other African countries to celebrate the day of the African child Members of the parliamentary forum for children have appealed to the government to consider children issues while budgeting for the country.

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Addressing journalists at parliament the woman mp for Luwero district who also doubles as the chairperson of the forum said that government should ascertain resources which will directly benefit children.

She said that the resources appropriated should be matching with all pro children’s policies like domestic violence act, and the trafficking in persons. She says that with the implementation of such policies Uganda will be making a difference in the lives of street children.

Nalwanga also urged government to address the push and pull factors that cause the children to go to the streets. Among the factors pointed out are breakdown and weakening of the traditional family mechanism, unstable family environment, domestic violence and poverty.

The member of parliament for Moroto county Benson Obua Ogwal attributed the increase of street children to family breakdown and increasing poverty in rural areas.

According to the report by UNICEF there are 10,000stret children whose ages are between 0 AND 17 years old. Amongst these 89% are boys while 11% are girls.

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