Esther Mukyala
28 June 2004
Kampala — BUSOGA Kingdom Prime Minister Martin Musumba , has criticised the cultural practice of people taking ownership of property of deceased relatives.
He said it was outrageous because it left orphans helpless and forced them to street where they engaged in sex trade, putting their lives at high risks of HIV/AIDS.
Musumba, who was opening a workshop on adolescent sexual reproductive health at Bugembe on Tuesday, said, "The practice subjects orphans to long suffering as they are denied access to their parents' assets. We should come up with strong measures to discard it to protect the orphans," he said.
Participants were charged with developing strategies on how to fight HIV/AIDS and improve the livelihood of adolescents and how such messages could be shared.
Musumba said advocacy on HIV/AIDS and other adolescent-related issues should be strengthened.
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