Enough is Enough”: UPND Women call for Castration of Child defilers
The call comes in the wake of the abolition of the death penalty, with the UPND Women’s Wing insisting that castration is the only punishment severe enough to deter what they describe as a “sickening and inhumane trend.”
UPND Provincial Chairlady Angela Muuka led the charge at a recent press briefing in Lusaka, where she called on Members of Parliament to consider introducing castration laws in response to the spike in sexual abuse involving minors—often within the supposed safety of their homes.
“We are raising our daughters only to have them defiled by their own fathers, uncles, and even pastors,” Muuka said. “Our homes are no longer safe. Even our churches are no longer sacred.”
With visible emotion, she has condemned the betrayal by those meant to protect young girls and warned that no man in his right mind would harm a child in such a way.
“What kind of medicine are these men taking that gives them the appetite to sleep with children? You have become animals. No normal human being behaves like this,” she said.
Mrs. Muuka has also challenged all women in Zambia regardless of political affiliation to unite against child sexual abuse, noting that the pain is shared by every mother and every woman in the country.
“It is painful. We are pleading with lawmakers this cannot go on. And to the women shielding abusers in their homes: stop it. Report them. There is no way a man should sleep with a three-year-old.”
She has argued that the removal of a man’s ability to commit the crime physically through castration would deter offenders, stating plainly, “Once they have nothing to use, they will stop.”
Mrs. Muuka has added that even pastors are not spared in the growing reports of child abuse, warning:
“We send our children to church to learn about God, but some pastors are abusing them. Where are we heading as a nation?”
Her remarks were echoed by other UPND women leaders, including Simwami Buumba, the Lusaka District Vice Chairperson for Administration, who highlighted the danger posed to girls while mothers are away working.
“The President has given us empowerment through programs like Cash for Work, but while we are out earning a living, our daughters are being defiled by their brothers, fathers, and neighbors,” Ms. Buumba said. “This trauma lasts a lifetime.”
Doris Bwalya, Lusaka District Vice Chairlady for Mobilization, has called on law enforcement to take a hard line, demanding that police deny bond to child defilers.
“You hide behind money thinking it will buy your freedom. We don’t want your money we want justice for our children,” she said passionately.
And UPND Lusaka Central IPS Suzane Tembo turned her attention to some traditional healers, whom she accused of enabling abusers for personal gain.
As Zambia faces a growing epidemic of defilement, the UPND Women’s Wing is calling not only for harsher punishments but for a national moral reckoning one that begins in homes, churches, traditional institutions, and the very fabric of society.
“We have had enough,” said Mrs. Muuka. “Let’s protect our children before it’s too late.”
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