Mchinji — Mchinji Police Station Officer In-Charge, Owen Maganga Wednesday urged wives of chiefs in the district to help fight against child marriages and Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the district.
He was speaking during the launch of an initiative called "Chiefs' Wives Initiative on Ending Child Marriages," which was held at Campus Lodge in the district.
"The overall goal of this initiative is to end gender based violence and child marriages in the district.
He lamented the ever increasing number of cases of child marriages in the district which was detrimental to the development of the district since most of these girls do not go further with their education.
Traditional Authority (TA) Pitala commended the Police for launching the initiative which she believes would help communities in Mchinji fight against child marriages.
