Chief Kachindamoto Ends 330 Child Marriages.

 

In an effort to encourage girl child education and abolish early marriages in Malawi, Senior Chief Inkosi Kachindamoto of Dedza has recently abolished 330 teenage marriages in her area, sending the couples back to school.

This has come a few months after the government passed the Marriage, Divorce and Family relations bill which among other things restrict girls from getting married before the age of 18.

It was once said, “Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out to get them” and “If you do what you always did you will always get what you always got”.

Action!! Action is what Malawi needs if its desire is to be free of teenage marriages. It is one thing to make a bill that restrict girls and boys to get married before the age of 18 and another for the bill to be acted upon by the youths of Malawi.

If all Chiefs in Malawi would act the way senior Chief Kachindamoto has by abolishing 330 teenage marriages in her area, Malawi would be child marriage free in a few years to come.

Not only has Chief Kachindamoto put an end to these marriages but according to an article written by Malawi News Agency (MANA), the chief has since suspended village heads Galuanenenji, Adiliyani, Kalindiza and Chatawa for giving approval that these teenagers should get married.

As a woman, Senior Chief Kachindamoto has set a good example that women can not only be placed as leaders but can also have and act upon good leadership skills.

As defined by Alan Gleanings, a leader is a person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal. Well, Chief Kachindamoto has directly influenced the people in her area and her fellow rulers toward achieving a goal the government of Malawi has set to achieve.

One thing to be learnt, “Action speaks louder than words!”