School dropouts; nuisance to villagers

          Soy residents are crediting school drop outs with increased social ills and evils in the area.
          Speaking to this writer on phone, Anne, a Soy resident has complained about young children who drop out of school and turn to bhang, ciggarete smoking and drinking Chang'aa. Cases of theft are rampant in the area, ranging from petty things to robbery with violence.
          Mr. Joseph Mukweru has fallen victim of these
young thieves who eloped with his Solar panel Thursday morning.
          'I had gone to look after my cows and on coming back, my solar was missing', said the angered Mr.
Mukweru.
          He will undergo the pain of paying the loan for the solar panel, which was given to him by the 'one
acre fund' program.
          This has happened even after warnings from local administration about children dropping out of
school.
          The Administration Police in the area have hence been given mandate to arrest any kid who will be
seen loitering around during school days, and parents risk being taken to court for the same. Parents have been warned by area chief, Charles Banda against keeping their children at home during school days.
          Banda also went ahead to say that operations are underway to close up all the Chang'aa dens in the
area, as this has made many children fall into the trap of drinking Chang'aa and forgetting all about school.