NGOCC, Chola welcome sentencing of Njoya T’s wife

Engwase Mwale - NGOCC Executive Director

Engwase Mwale – NGOCC Executive Director

The Non-Governmental Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) is saddened at the violence that continues to be perpetrated against children, and thereby denying them of an opportunity to enjoy their childhood.

NGOCC Executive Director Engwase Mwale says they have learnt with great concern the case surrounding Ms. Brenda Tembo and her subsequent five-year sentence for assaulting her 13-year-old niece.

Ms Mwale says it is unfortunate that as a parent and guardian, Ms Tembo has been found in such a predicament.

She says any violence whether by woman or man is a crime and a bad sign of leadership.

Ms Mwale states that it is the duty of parents and guardians to take responsibility of the welfare of minors under their care, adding that any wrong doing by such minors should get any parent or guardian to reflect and evaluate themselves on what counsel they are providing to those under their tutelage.

She says it is imperative that parents and guardians aspire to inculcate good behavior in children not just in the homestead, but preparing them as individuals who will stand confident and contribute positively in the larger society.

Ms Mwale says the NGOCC thus calls upon all parents and guardians to take a leaf from Ms. Tembo’s precarious situation and eventual prison sentencing.

And Advocacy for Child Abuse and Gender Based Violence Executive Director Bellion Chola has welcomed the conviction and subsequent sentencing of Ms Tembo for abusing her niece.

Mr. Chola says the sentence will serve as a deterrent to would be perpetrators and help the convict reflect on her actions.

He says it is inhuman and unacceptable for a parent to brutalize a child in such a manner.

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