The Archbishop who was delivering his Easter message from his official residence in Namirembe on Wednesday noted that when the global COVID-19 pandemic swept the entire world unexpectedly, resulting in lockdowns, different homes in Uganda faced high levels of child abuse and domestic violence cases that left them disintegrated.
Although many thought that the mandatory lockdowns would bring families together, on the contrary, the country registered unprecedented victimization of children from their immediate families and homes turned into a theatre of horrific vices such as physical, psychological, emotional and sexual abuse.
Dr Kazimba says that while parents receive the children from schools where they have been for the last 14 weeks, they must ensure that the home is a safe space for the young children where morals and needed for humanity are molded.
Kazimba says that having observed the effects of the lockdowns, parents should this time around be more vigilant so that to curb the incidents of rape, and teen pregnancy.
He added that as the world celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, families which have been undergoing troubles from domestic violence should also look up to a good example of Jesus who offers hope amidst affliction so that they start engaging in dialogue instead of violence and divorce.
Meanwhile, the archbishop also decried the escalating prices of essential commodities which, according to him, are a huge factor in the rising crime rates in the country.
