Child Abuse Takes New Dimensions

Nakatekere was born lame and cannot stand. But this was not something to worry about before her mother’s death in 2006. Until now, she has no one to provide for her the necessities.

It’s not a busy stage at Namataba just a few meters away from Mukono District town where you alight from on a bus headed to Jinja. As you move deep to Nagojje Sub-county, you wonder about the souls that enjoy the cool breeze that welcomes you from Mabira forest.

But there lies Jane Nakatekere, a 14-year-old girl, who according to Ms Maimuna Mugambe, the Nagojje Community Care chairperson, has been neglected for the jiggers to feast on.