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No Bedroom Dances For Girls, Says Chief Mulolo
CHIEF Mulolo of the Chewa people in Chadiza district, Eastern Province, has warned people in his chiefdom to stop initiating schoolgirls in traditional dance troupes because the practice is contributing to the high school dropout rate.
The traditional leader said he has noted that the traditional dances are contributing to the high number of children dropping out of school.
He cited Gule wamukulu and Chinamwali, saying some parents have initiated their daughters who are spending more time on dancing than being in school.
Chief Mulolo was speaking in Chadiza on Monday during celebrations marking the International Day of the Girl-child organised by Plan International.
The theme for this year’s commemoration was ‘Girls Speak Out’.
“I am urging all parents in my chiefdom to ensure that they send their children to school instead of taking them out of classrooms so that they can dance Gule wamukulu and Chinamwali,” he said.
Chief Mulolo said education is the only weapon against the number of street kids, which is why parents should ensure their children are in school and not in dance troupes.
Last year over 16,000 girls got pregnant and were forced into marriages countrywide, and Eastern Province recorded about 9,280, representing 58 percent.
Chadiza district commissioner George Phiri said the number of children getting married every year is worrying.
Mr Phiri said allowing early marriages in the communities is the worst form of abuse against children considering that it accounted for 58 percent of those who were forced into marriages by their parents last year.
He said Government wants perpetrators of child abuse to be punished by law.
He also urged the media to highlight the ills of child marriages as a way of fighting the bad influence the vice has on the communities.
Plan International provincial programmes unit manager Joseph Kalyanta said with concerted efforts from stakeholders, early marriages will be a thing of the past.
“We are here to promote the girl-child, and we will support you (girls) in bettering your lives. Do not involve yourselves [girls] in things that will hinder your dreams,” he said.
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HAMAPIPO HAMANJA
October 14, 2015 at 9:00 am
ba tumfweko…headline very contrary, is gule mankulu bedroom dancin sure…
Chiwanangala
October 14, 2015 at 9:18 am
I am also surprised
Hello Haters
October 14, 2015 at 9:06 am
Kikikiki, some articles, kuwayawayafye, ilya lyama belly dancers and bedroom bullies. Balaposapo bukanyekanye kwilyashi lya nyeke.
lady packer
October 14, 2015 at 9:08 am
It is true bedroom dances are making sch girls to go for practising the dances ending up with pregnances and are contributing to high number of prostitutes and HIV cases
Cool Voice
October 14, 2015 at 10:00 am
Wise chief.its true bcoz as men observe the fwenku fwenku the nxt thing is to experiment. Also stif punishment on thoz who force themselves on the young ones so that this issue is eradicated.
IF NOT
October 14, 2015 at 10:09 am
Some children really have no interest in school even if you force them they will not. You can take a horse to the river but cannot force it to drink the water.
Uyu
October 14, 2015 at 10:41 am
Ala bwafya muno chalo.
Jeff
October 14, 2015 at 10:55 am
Faweza at one time did say they would ban twerk dances from school. Public twerking is banned in Tanzania. The least we can do ban it from school as Hon Kaingu wanted.
AMADOCTERS
October 14, 2015 at 11:20 am
Iwe ka chief let the girls enjoy their youth,when you were young you used to enjoy watching girls wiggle their waists.
Kabwe kamukolobondo
October 14, 2015 at 7:50 pm
Imwe mwebena Chipata what is chinamwali? No you wine kule wamukulu finshi? Educate us
Felix
October 14, 2015 at 8:57 pm
U chiefs are the same pipo who say tradition and culture shud not change.only one quetion remain.how much hv they given u to easly change.i hv seen pali kulyamo apa kasaka. oh! Chief.
chimusekese
October 14, 2015 at 10:40 pm
Chinamwali is the practice where young virgin girls who have become of age are mobilised and kept indoors for a couple of weeks to be taught by female elders of the village on how to look after there husbands and all matters regarding the activities of a home.Songs and dances are practiced by all the ladies behind closed doors by alangizi. In bemba it called Ichisungu.
As for Gule Wamukulu it is the initiation of boys who have become of age usually taken to a secluded place called Kuliunde usually in the bush. While there,boys are equally being equipped with all skills of manhood . Duties and responsibilities of a man in running a home and the general behaviour of men. It is during this time that a man is taught how to dance the Nyau dance which is Gule Wamukulu meaning the supreme dance. More lessons are taught in the bush for various boy stuff.
New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 14, 2015 at 10:59 pm
lelo umukashi wandi aleshana for me mu bedroom
kakolwe
October 15, 2015 at 3:31 am
“Lelo umukashi wandi …… VOTE UPND”
mulepwilikisha.
Chimwanza
October 15, 2015 at 6:25 am
I like this chief. we need more chiefs like this. i want church leaders to also ban the current bedroom dance in churches.
Newzulu
October 15, 2015 at 8:10 am
These issues are government creation. You bring into the country organisations like planned parenthood and marie stopes international and you expect what? These org. are busy teaching our children immoral things so that teen pregnancies is on the increase and they can come in with solutions like legalised abortion. Their interest is the money they selling foetal parts. Be warned about these organisations.
eric mangamanga
October 15, 2015 at 9:18 am
Intambi ni ntambi,icikopo cikopofye
CHAMA
October 15, 2015 at 2:35 pm
Am seconding the 1 who says chikopo chikopo.Most of old marrage were 20 and above from tradition teachings