Embrace technology but be cautious, Mudavadi tells Youth

Mudavadi regretted the deaths reported as a result of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and called  for adoption of aggressive policies and regulation to address the growing prevalence of technologically facilitated gender-based violence.

He also called for collective stakeholder action to end the ever-rising cases of IPV.

"We appreciate the role that technology through social media has played in the transformation of the society and brought about change, job creation and creativity. But we also should take note that through those platforms our young girls and boys end up to be victims of tragic occurrences,” warned Mudavadi.

Mudavadi called for vigilance on the social media sites saying predators have invaded with an aim of luring them and  inflict physical harm or in some cases end up murdering them.

Mudavadi condemned IPV saying it is time the society wakes up to the brutal reality and alert the youth to avoid more cases from happening in the future.

He urged the society to be extra cautious especially the youth in their online interaction.

Mudavadi also called upon religious leaders - the christian and the Muslim leadership - to use their platforms to advise and educate the youth on the need to be extra-vigilant and understand the consequences that come when one gets trapped in the social media schemes.

He said many predators are out there taking advantage of increasingly popularity of sites like Tik-Tok and Instagram and more sensitization need to be done on the effects of getting addicted to such sites.

A week ago, Women Rights Advisor to the President Harriette Chiggai said IPV victims should not be condemned, regretting that they form huge statistics of women and girls who have suffered the fate of violence and did not deserve to die.

However, she said this does not only affect girls but also, boys are victims but their cases may not have been highlighted as much as those ones of girls and women.

"One lost child is one too  many for society. However, given what is happening, I urge our daughters to exercise caution on how and with whom they interact with on social platforms."

Chiggai stated that the Government is committed to ensuring that the structures that respond and support survivors do not re-victimize them.

Chiggai also reiterated that the Government in its women’s agenda explicitly committed to ending all forms of violence but the work cannot be done by one arm of the government, one organization or one person alone.

She said the government will do everything within its power to nab the suspects but to also urge the judiciary to expedite cases of intimate partner violence.