Caution over youths turning into slaves of 'globalisation'

By Devota Mwachang`a

Mercy Sillah, Mkuranga District Commissioner

Parents and guardians have been reminded of their intricate responsibility as caretakers of the youth to protect them from becoming slaves of “globalisation”.

Mkuranga District Commissioner Mercy Sillah issued the caution over the weekend at the Mwandege Boys’ Secondary School form four graduation where he was the keynote speaker.

“The society must know that these graduates are but a new group that is naïve as to the perils the world and guide them accordingly,” she said.

She said although students have been taught formal education they are yet to face the reality on the ground in cross-cutting issues such as HIV, drug abuses and others.
“My children, HIV is still a big challenge in our society… you need to practice what you have been taught if you are going to be safe,” she cautioned the graduates.

“Follow your vision and ambition…complete your education, where you’ve reached today is just the beginning,” she reminded them.

She urged the public to reprimand both girls and boys at adolescent age to abstain from pre-marital sex warning that anything to the contrary will spoil their future cautioning that girls are prone to unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases while their male counterparts are prone to drugs and alcoholism.

To avert these tragedies, the Mkuranga DC called upon parents and guardians to value their children’s talents and support them to develop those talents.

Earlier, Mwandege Boys’ secondary school Headmaster Enock Walter applauded his students, saying they were well disciplined, good time managers and urged them to go ahead and become agents of chnge in their society.

“We’ve improved a lot, we started our school with only 20 children in 2006, but now we have at least 420 students… today’s graduates are 105,” he noted.
Marijani Karanda, a form four graduate was the function’s ‘star’ receiving some six certificates for being the best student in at least six subjects both sciences and arts.

“I thank God for being on my side always, the secret of my success is behind my late parents, Prof. Rajab Karanda, my father who was a Mathematic professor and my mom who was also a teacher, they insisted that I study hard,” said the graduate.

“I want to follow my dady’s steps, I want to be an Environmental Scientists in the future,” he said.

Emotionally, Karanda thanked his guardians who took care of him since his parents passed away, in a special way he thanked Jennifer Ukwuoma forher spiritual guidance. 

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN