Kasese Municipal leaders call for collective roles in upbringing children

29 October 2026, 12:51 pm

By Francis Muhanya Muhindo

The Kasese Municipal Principal Community Development Officer, Mr. Wilson Lhughabwe, has called on community members to take collective responsibility for raising children with good morals, warning that failure to guide young people could turn them into a burden on society and a source of insecurity.

Addressing an LC1 general meeting for Central Division in Kasese Municipality, held yesterday at the One Stop Centre, Mr. Lhughabwe urged local leaders to enact and enforce community bylaws aimed at promoting discipline, protecting young people and maintaining security in their respective areas.

He expressed concern over social problems affecting some communities, including alcoholism, drug addiction, rape, street-connected children and theft.

Meanwhile, the Kasese Municipal Town Clerk, Mr. Faisal Kamungalu, called on local council one chairpersons to support the implementation of the municipal council’s physical development plan, which prohibits illegal developments, including the construction of structures in unplanned areas and on plots that do not meet planning requirements.

The leaders were further reminded that enforcing community bylaws and physical planning regulations would help improve discipline among young people, reduce crime and promote orderly urban development capable of attracting investors.