Child mistreatment is the act of abusing children physically, emotionally or sexually. Child neglect is a type of mistreatment where a parent or a guardian fails to give his/her child needed care although they are financially able or any other means to do so.
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5 or more child abuse and neglect cases are being reported every day in tharaka nithi. This has been brought to attention by Julius Wachira who is the child services coordinator in the county.
He said that act is on the rise since the number of reported cases in their offices has risen from 1484 in 2012 to 1,596 in 2013 to 1,616 in 2014. Mr Wachira said that most reported cases are from young parents who separate after disagreements and leave their children with their grandparents.
" Most of the young parents who take alcohol end up breaking up or fail to take their parental responsibility either due to poverty or they are always drunk"Ms Charity Nyaga who is a counselor at Chuka general hospital added that most of the neglected children are born out of wedlock. Young girls engage into relationship with married men and when they make the girls pregnant, they fail to take responsibility of bringing up the child. Poverty has also contributed to child neglect since most of these young girls come from poor families who are not able to support them. Most of the neglected children end up going to the streets and live as street boys
Due to this, the children services coordinator is urging the National government and the County government to construct a rescue center in Tharaka Nithi County since the affected children are taken to Wamumu Children Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Muranga County.
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