Masindi residents turn funerals into night discos
He said they will arrest parents and guardians whose children are involved in night discos.
Masindi: Residents of Nyantonzi Sub County in Masindi district have reportedly turned funerals into night discos.
This follows the ban on commercial discos in the sub county.
Fidel Obiya Andama, the head teacher of Rwempisi Primary School, said that due to the ban on commercial discos, people have turned funerals into night discos.
‘’Since the subcounty authorities banned commercial discos last year, people have now resorted to turning the funeral into night discos.’’
He asserted that mourners collect money and hire a music system. Andama noted that during the night hours, at around 10 p.m., elders go to sleep while children dance till morning.
Andama said the next morning that some children miss school, some doze off in the class, and some have been impregnated, resulting in school dropouts and early marriages.
Sunday Eyotu, the LC3 Chairperson for Nyantonzi Sub County, said that though they enacted a by-law banning unnecessary commercial discos, there has been resistance from the public, especially politicians. He stressed that a section of politicians, mostly at the sub-county level, failed to implement the by-law because they treated it as political and misled the public.
‘’During last year’s education week, we realized commercial discos were one of the factors affecting the academic performance of our children, so we suggested the ban of commercial discos.’’
Eyotu told this publication that the issue was raised before the sub-county council, which passed the resolution and enacted a by-law banning commercial discos.
‘’We did not completely ban the commercial discos but unnecessary discos in the subcounty; birthday parties, graduation parties, and funerals were not banned but regulated,’’ he said.
He also attributed the culture of children sleeping in separate houses from their parents or guardians as one of the factors contributing to their involvement in nightclubs, both commercial and at funerals.
Cosmas Byaruhanga, the Masindi LCV Chairman, said they would join the fight against the vice. He advised parents to ensure their children are at home as early as 7 p.m. to protect them from diseases and pregnancies.
He said they will arrest parents and guardians whose children are involved in night discos.
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