Government has expressed concern over the continued increasing levels of defilement cases in the country.
Minister of Justice Princess Kasune, says the rate at which cases of defilement and rape are happening, calls for serious interventions.
Speaking during a consultative engagement meeting with stakeholders on the proposed constitutional Amendment Bill 7 of 2025 in Chinsali, Ms Kasune lamented that the unfortunate rise of such vices needs punitive measures.
“This is an alarming situation and hence you will see in the amendment that we are going to ensure that there is consistency in the definition of who is a child and that does not excuse any form of rape, incest nor defilement,” she added.
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The cases are not increasing it they are just the same probably less than in the past the difference is back then many din’t come forward and when they did their were no NGO’s or government agencies to document these case’s so it gave an illusion of the problem not existing it’s only when you pay attention that you notice something like this happens at unfortunately very high numbers across the world and in my opinion it has no solution