An official from the Save the Children in Uganda has said the children in Uganda need to hold district local governments accountable over the failure to strengthen the promotion of their rights.

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The Save the Children in Uganda’s regional manager Lhibuma Muhindo said yesterday that children in Uganda have failed to enjoy their rights because the local governments have not dug deep in sensitizing communities.

Lhibuma said that it is better children use the celebrations to mark the Day of the African child slated for today by putting local leaders to task on why their day has been undermined on the calendar.

Children from Kasese, Kabarole, Bundibugyo and Ntoroko districts will gather at Suura Primary school, Katebwa sub-county in Kabarole district to celebrate the Day of the African Child, commemorating the deaths of hundreds of children killed on the streets of Soweto in South Africa in 1976 as they asked for the right to education.

Speaking about the theme of the celebrations; all together for actions in
favour of Street Children”, Lhibuma castigated district local governments for failure to organize such function annually.

The Kasese district senior community development officer Zerubaberi Thembo said the district will now pick a leaf from the upcoming event organized by Save the Children to start marking it annually.

By Sunday Rogers