The arrest came following an order by District Commissioner Sebastian Waryuba in a crackdown to end teenage pregnancies in the region.<\/p>\n
According to the District Administrative Secretary Mr Mohamed Azizi, authorities are still looking for the men who impregnated the girls who disappeared shortly after a directive was issued.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have managed to arrest the girls and their parents but unfortunately those who impregnated the girls have escaped and we are looking for them,\u201d Mr Azizi told The Citizen.<\/p>\n
Adolescent pregnancy in the region have been on the rise recently. In 2015, 20 cases were reported while in 2017, some 27 cases were recorded.<\/p>\n
Gender and Human Rights activists have decried the directive arguing that the authorities should arrest the culprits rather than the victims.<\/p>\n
In June last year, East Africans and women’s rights groups condemned Tanzanian President John Magufuli’s comments that schoolgirls who give birth should not be allowed back to school.
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