Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Robert Kamalata has bemoaned the high number of divorce cases being recorded in the province.
Mr. Kamalata notes that it is disheartening to see families disintegrating when they are meant to live in love and unity.
He said the government is concerned with the high number of divorce cases in the country and that a solution should be found to curb the situation.
Mr Kamalata said this during the commemoration of the International day of the family in Lusaka.
The Lusaka Province PS has also expressed concern over the continued trend of couples killing one another, adding that the trend should not be regarded as normal.
He said there is a need for couples to undergo proper counselling, in order to understand what marriage is, before people decide to get married.
“We are going into these families without a clear understanding of what a family is or what we are doing, simply because my friend has a family, I should also have one? If there is something that the devil wants is to attack families, so that the nation is not strong,” said Mr Kamalata.
He said articles of couples killing each in the media make sad reading, stating that there is a need for couples to resolve their differences amicably.
“Every day there must be an article of a wife who has been killed by the husband and the readers are now regarding this as normal, why is it that you can hurt somebody you called my love, to the extent of killing them.” The PS bemoaned.
The Permanent Secretary further expressed concern over the high number of street kids in the province.
He said Lusaka Province has the highest number of street kids in the country, adding that these kids come from homes and have families.
The Permanent Secretary said that the government has done everything possible to integrate the street kids back to their families.
“The question is why are parents letting their children be on the streets when you are there, you’re capable of looking after these children, you will be shocked to see where some of these children are coming from, they are well to do”, Mr Kamalata said.
Mr. Kamalata reiterated the need to establish why children leave their families and opt to be on the streets.
He however noted that, child abuse is one of the contributing factors to the growing number of street kids.
“Remember abuse is not only sexual but there is also emotional abuse, you are overworking these children”, Mr Kamalata said.
