One man was yesterday sent in for one year imprisonment, by a Lodwar court for involving the under age in scrape metal deal. Mr. Benson Kimwaki was found guilty of using children aged bracket of 8-12 years, in scrape metal business in Lodwar town.
Making the ruling, the Lodwar resident magistrate Thomas Nzyoki, said that the accused was found subjecting children into child labor contrary to section (10)(5)(9)(b), as per the section 20 of children's' act 2011 chapter 587 laws of Kenya. Nzyoki sounded a warning to all dealers and parents who let their children go for such businesses, saying that their days are numbered.
At the same, the district children officer for Turkana central Mr. Sammy Korir has congratulated the support that the government is offering in the fight against child labor. He said that they have been charging people of defilement and now are extending hand to child labor. He urged parents to make sure that children go to school involving children into illegal businesses.
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