MPs should refrain from politicizing issues concerning children’s rights, according to Oulanyah.

Jacob Oulanyah, the Speaker of Parliament, has advised MPs to stop politicizing issues of children’s rights and instead utilize their positions to advocate for youngsters.

Oulanyah made the remarks as he began a Wakiso-based Parliamentary Forum for Children orientation meeting.

He charged MPs on Parliament’s Forum for Children with developing a child-centered legislative agenda.

“Parliament needs to get involved in protecting them and learn about the issues they experience so that we can address them through petitions or motions,” Oulanyah added.

He also gave the forum the duty of putting together policies and regulations relevant to children’s issues, which must be included in the agenda for the next five years.

Margaret Makhoha, the chairperson of the Parliamentary Forum for Children, urged legislators to speak up for children and pass laws to safeguard them, as well as give resources to preserve children’s rights.

The goal of the induction, according to Makhoha, is to provide MPs with an opportunity to learn about the legislative frameworks that protect children and to inspire them to champion child rights in their constituencies.

One of the reasons why many incidences of sexual violence are not reported, according to Uganda Police’s Aids Control Program Coordinator, Dr Musa Muwonge, is the victims’ fear of being stigmatized in their communities.

He claims that life-saving measures like Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) are most effective when started as soon as possible after the victim has been exposed.