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High Number of Early Pregnancies Worries Mubamba Village Senior Resident




By Mumba Jeckt, Radio Luapula

Binate Mwaba - Picture by Mumba Jeckt

BINATE Mwaba, a senior citizen of Mubamba village of Chief Kambwali’s Chiefdom in  Nchelenge district has bemoaned the high number of early pregnancies among girls in the area.

Mr. Mwaba said a number of girls in Mubamba and other villages are falling pregnant at a tender age, a development he said is worrying. 

He said it is important for Government and other stake holders to strengthen the existing laws and regulations aimed at fighting early marriages so as to help secure the future of girls.

He told Radio Luapula News in an interview that there was need for more sensitization on the matter as people have not yet understood the negative impact of early pregnancies especially on young girls.  

Mr. Mwaba added that parents must ensure they protect the future of their children by educating them on some of the negative effects that come with vices such as early pregnancies.
Pregnant young girls - Picture by Google Images


He said parents have a bigger role to play on the matter because they suffer from secondary effects of early pregnancies as a family.

He mentioned that it is important for parents to find a way of controlling their children before government and other partners can come in. 

Mr. Mwaba, who is also former Mubamba village headman, has since urged young people in Nchelenge district to concentrate on school.

He has also advised youths to be engaging themselves in productive activities that will profit them as opposed to drinking bear and abusing drugs.


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  1. UnknownJune 7, 2020 at 10:26 PM

    This is nice more people should come on board to see to it that early pregnancy is eradicated or reduced as it is effecting the future of Young girls

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