Kenya: Njoka Seeks Boys' Policy

MAENDELEO ya Wanaume Organisation chairman Nderitu Njoka has urged the government to formulate a policy to protect boys and young men from discrimination. He said society needs to protect the boy child just like the female counterpart. Njoka too emphasis on the welfare of the girls has been to the detriment of the male child's rights.

He was speaking in Mukurwe-ini constituency where he condemned the mob beating of a 13-year-old- boy suspected to have stolen Sh500 from a shop. He blamed poor parenting for the indiscipline among boys. "The beating of the Standard Seven pupil was uncalled for. It is barbaric and extremely traumatising to the child as he suffered sores on his skin following whipping by members of the public," he said.

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