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New Vision - December 17, 2004
Prossy Nandudu
He said the kadodi exposed the youth, especially girls, to sex-related activities.
"Parents should restrain girls from kadodi because it involves sick and frustrated people who rape or defile our young girls," Mujasi said.
He said the fight against HIV/AIDS was the responsibility of the society, by fighting loose morals.
Mujasi said this at the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the district and The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) Mbale branch in which roles in the partnership to fight the scourge were defined.
The agreement, to last two years, is expected to achieve some of the TASO community initiatives like provision of technical support to anti-AIDS activities and training.
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