The pan African movement Uganda chapter and a child NGO, Uganda children centre have asked government to implement programmes that deal with street children to address the needs and rights of street children.

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This according to the chairman Pan African Movement Uganda chapter Daniel Rugarama and the Program Director Uganda children centre Fred Kakembo while discussing a paper on the global  picture of street children and its cause at the child day held at Pan African square in Kampala.

Rugarama said that there should be programmes that are extended to support poor families and communities and monitoring children whether they go to school to prevent children going to streets.

He also blamed government for ratifying the UN convention on the rights of the children and when the children go to streets are left without putting measures in place helping them to go out of streets.

According to reports Uganda has over 120,000 street children in urban centres

Ultimate Media