Gertrude Mutasa

MAKONI: A traditional leader last Thursday surprised an anti-child marriages meeting when he openly discouraged reporting of perpetrators to the police saying this was against local culture. The chief also said waiting for girls to reach 18 before they are married off was mot “practical” as the economy was tough and marriage was a way out of abject poverty for many poor families. Chief Chiduku was speaking at a community dialogue held in the district…