13 September 2007
Kampala — THE Nnabagereka, Sylvia Nagginda, has embarked on a campaign against sugar daddies and cross-generational sex, reports Josephine Maseruka.
Under the drive supported by the Population Services International, she will this month launch a radio programme for teenagers on Central Broadcasting Service, a local FM station owned by the Buganda Kingdom.
Launching the campaign on Tuesday at the Bulange gardens, Nagginda said the Kisaakaate 2008 programme will begin on January 6 and run for about two weeks.
It will be held at Mbogo Senior Secondary School in Wakiso district and will target children aged nine to 18.
The Nnabagereka attributed the increase in cross generation sex to poverty and the increasing demand for luxurious life styles among adolescents.
"Our adolescent girls are attracted to sugar daddies in their quest to get mobile phones, cars, luxurious commodities, putting their life at risk of getting unwanted pregnancies and HIV/Aids," the Buganda queen lamented.
"Cross generation relationships must stop. Say No to sugar daddies' demands," she advised teenagers.
Several parents commended the Nnabagereka's for Kisaakaate, which they said had disciplined their children, helped them become self motivated, participate in domestic chores and taught them leadership qualities.
Aisha Namboze, a graduate of the programme, amused the locals when she said she despised mature women who wore mini-skirts and revealing blouses and peeled matooke (bananas) when standing.
The Buganda state minister for women affairs, Sauda Namyalo, said the children will be divided into two groups for the training.
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