Local news – 19.5.11 - By Mary Tioko - Universal birth Registration Agents workshop

Universal birth Registration workshop for the Agents ended at St. Augustine's conference hall. The training that was organized by World vision Child protection officer Mr. Musa Bwino Tioko has been going on since yesterday had various contents on the universal birth registration were taught to the Chiefs and Assistant chiefs in Central Division. The district Children officer Mr. Sammy Korir and District registrar Mr. Joseph Orata facilitated the last sessions of the training.
Mr. Korir mentioned on the penal code and sexual offenses Act where by he gave the participants fines and judgment so various cases . He also helped the participants go through the united nations convention on the rights of the child (UNCRC) of 1989. He said that the convention asserts that all rights are essential and equal and urged the participants to take the issue of birth registration with the serious it deserves since it is one of the human right issue. He mentioned the types of rights being, survival rights, development rights, protection rights where children are vulnerable due to their ages which makes them require special treatment.
The participants were urged to cooperate in the process of universal birth registration since the benefits of the process are many. Mr. Orata gave the benefits of the process as determining the age, identification, child protection to know the biological parents and determine parental responsibility of the various children. The participants recommended that the OVC cash transfer to be scaled up to Turkana county, Empower community leaders to preach the essence of UBR, initiation of mobile units of the UBR and also the motivation of the Agents to carry up the exercise. When giving the vote of thanks Chief Margret Lomosingo encouraged the Chiefs and the Assistant chiefs to be committed in the exercise for the welfare of the children especially the current birth registration. The participants were urged to implement all that they were taught so as to bring out accurate information which will help the government for the easier planning.
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