Turkana community leaders urged to embrace child registration.

Community workers in Turkana county, today have been asked to embrace children registration immediately after birth. Addressing the community workers from Turkana east at Golden guest house, the district civil registrar Mr. Joseph Orata said that it was important for all stake holders to be involved in protect children rights which registration is among. Mr. said that the workshop is held amid the concerns of the community leaders on the child abuse and early marriages in the county. The registrar noted that the registration of births and deaths in the region is still low compared to other regions. He urged community workers to sensitize the community on the importance of registration both to the family and the government. The workshop brought together teachers, church leaders and community workers and facilitated by the district civil registrar Mr. Joseph Orata and the Turkana child protection net work chairperson Seline Locham.