Kampala — The State minister for Youth and Children Affairs, Ms Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, says the failure by wives to respect their husbands is driving men to abandon their children.
"From my research, the major cause of child neglect is actually failure by women to respect men. I am serious," Ms Kiyingi told Parliament on Tuesday. "My point is that if you want to protect a child, you must love and respect the father of the child."
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