Masindi men reject kids from disabled mothers
May 13, 2009
OVER 240 children born by disabled mothers in Kiryadongo sub-county, Masindi district have been rejected by their fathers, the LC3 disability councillor, Annet Katusime, has said.
By Justin Moro
OVER 240 children born by disabled mothers in Kiryadongo sub-county, Masindi district have been rejected by their fathers, the LC3 disability councillor, Annet Katusime, has said.
She said the children were not being given any assistance by their fathers who were ashamed of being associated with the children’s mothers.
Katusime was speaking during a function to hand over a furnished low cost house to a blind woman, Edinancy Gabura, recently. The house was built by Kibanda MP Owor Amooti Otada.
“Our MP has shown a good example by not discriminating against the disabled by building this house. Other people would love to do good things to only able-bodied persons,†she said.
“I appeal to parents of disabled children to take them to school,â€she added. Katusime also decried discrimination against disabled pregnant mothers at maternity units. She said the mothers were not being attended to during labour and could not climb onto the high delivery beds.
The councillor called upon the Government to improvise convenient delivery beds for disabled pregnant mothers.
The disabled persons’ representative in the district, Godfrey Bagada, called upon political leaders to emulate Otada’s example.
OVER 240 children born by disabled mothers in Kiryadongo sub-county, Masindi district have been rejected by their fathers, the LC3 disability councillor, Annet Katusime, has said.
She said the children were not being given any assistance by their fathers who were ashamed of being associated with the children’s mothers.
Katusime was speaking during a function to hand over a furnished low cost house to a blind woman, Edinancy Gabura, recently. The house was built by Kibanda MP Owor Amooti Otada.
“Our MP has shown a good example by not discriminating against the disabled by building this house. Other people would love to do good things to only able-bodied persons,†she said.
“I appeal to parents of disabled children to take them to school,â€she added. Katusime also decried discrimination against disabled pregnant mothers at maternity units. She said the mothers were not being attended to during labour and could not climb onto the high delivery beds.
The councillor called upon the Government to improvise convenient delivery beds for disabled pregnant mothers.
The disabled persons’ representative in the district, Godfrey Bagada, called upon political leaders to emulate Otada’s example.