Kisii County officer in charge of children Joyce Keino has urged all institutions in charge of children’s affairs in the county to join hands with the office of children in dealing with street children in Kisii towns.
Keino who also asked parents to support them in the fight against the plight of children said that children are the flowers of every community and should not be left to go a stray.
“I ask all stakeholders in charge of children’s affairs and parents to support us in the fight against children’s plight. Our towns in Kisii County starting with Kisii town are menaced with street children and therefore we must work together with relevant institutions to relocate them,” said Keino.
Keino also appealed to various people to chip in to help reduce the increasing number of street children in Kisii.
Police, political leadership, Chiefs and their assistants, Children’s home and the church among others, are some of the institutions Keino said are working together to support them in the operation dubbed ‘save the child’
The officer said that the children are the fulcrum of the society and therefore, if they are not fought for, the society will be a doomed one.
“Children are the fulcrum of the society and therefore if we cannot take good care of them then we will loose the future generation,” warned Keino.
On the other hand, Keino said that they had successfully dealt with many cases rating from abandonment of children, sexually assaulted and forced labour adding that most affected children they helped before had re-united with their families and others taken to recreational institutions.
However, the officer has warned those taking advantage of vulnerable children and engage them in forced labour that they will face the law and be charged for child abuse.
“I warn those people who employ teenagers and subject them to forced labour, that they will be charged in courts of law,” warned Keino.