Turkana residents decry increase of street families in Lodwar town.
Turkana residents have raised alarm over rising populations of street children and families in Lodwar town.
Residents want non-governmental institutions, county government and well wishers to arrest the situation.
It is reported that the a number of street children have increased as most of them have their families in the streets.
Former Lodwar town councillor Lazarus Ayang'an decried that its sad young girls and boys ranging from the age of, 5, to 15, years are all over in the streets.
"Young girls are in the cold and darkness of Lodwar streets looking for something to put in their stomach and struggling with life," he said.
Ayang'an said under age girls are giving birth in the streets.
Ekal said, most street children have moved from their homestead to town as they dislike being taken to school.
Turkana county Deputy Commissioner Alexander Motivo on Tuesday warned that parents not taking their children to school face arrest.
Motivo said, the number of street urchins in Lodwar town has soared and he is in a move to arrest loitering children in town.
He warned businessmen engaging children in business that they will be arrested and prosecuted.
He decried that parents from different counties are sending their children to school while Turkanas are busy sending their children to hawk.
"Any street children found loitering in Lodwar town, will be arrested together with their parents or guardian. We need to take our children to school, some of street children here in Lodwar have their parents and guardians who are running away from the responsibilities," Motivo said.
Motivo said they are carrying an operation in Turkana to make sure all children report to their respective schools.