Deputy Governor has urged the boys to be guided

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Wednesday December 6 2023,

KNA Alice Wanjiru 

Elgeyo Marakwet County's Deputy Governor, Prof Grace Cheserek, insists that boys, despite being circumcised, still require parental guidance and counsel.

The Deputy Governor regretted that boys often disregard advice from mothers and female teachers after undergoing the cut, suggesting they should be more respectful and work harder.

Prof. Cheserek urged parents, particularly fathers, to be close to their children, provide advice, and serve as role models for their boys. Parents' focus on money and career progression has led to children being left to their devices, with many boys hiding emotions, leading to silent suicides or substance abuse.  

She said it was important that the county empowers the boy child as he is tomorrow's father and husband saying most of the girls from the county were getting married outside resulting in brain drain. He stated that the county will organize seminars for girls to help them mold their character and maintain a home.

 "As our girls have become empowered, they need moulding in terms of their character as others carry the empowerment too far and in the process become a threat to the family institution.”

The boy child empowerment program, in collaboration with churches and schools, is targeting boys aged 13-18 years and will continue to cover other parts of the county.

Courtesy ; KNA