THE Vice-President, Dr Philip Mpango has reiterated his call on parents and citizens in general to ensure better upbringing of their children.
He said that better upbringing of children and young people starts at home.
Dr Mpango made the plea immediately after he participated in a church service at St Joseph’s Orphanage Catholic Archdiocese in Dodoma led by Father Stanslaus Mitti.
He said it is good for parents to do extra work in monitoring the behaviour of their children and young people, both male and female everywhere including in colleges.
The VP also called on religious leaders to pray for the government leaders, so that they continue to lead the nation in a way that pleases God.
He said it is good to continue to pray for the country to have peace at all times with the leaders and servants of the nation to be able to work with the wisdom of God.
Over the weekend, President Samia Suluhu Hassan strongly urged Tanzanians to use religious teachings in maintaining national unity, peace and tranquility for the country to continue prospering in all aspects of development.
She also called on parents to take a lead role in providing proper guidance to their children to address moral decay in societies.
Dr Samia made the call in Dar es Salaam when addressing Eid el Fitr Baraza at Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC), saying joint efforts are needed to address the challenge.
According to her, family is the main institution that has a role to play in shaping behaviours of members of the community, children in particular.
“As parents and guardians, we have a role to play in ensuring that our children grow in a proper way, the government can not work alone on this matter,” she stressed.
Adding; “Parents have to go back to our norms in ensuring youths who are the future of the country get proper teachings and guidance for their growth,” Samia said.
Dr Samia also asked religious institutions to continue providing teachings, including educating children on the effects of embracing acts that are considered to be taboos in our society, as well as helping in bringing them back in the line those who have deviated from cultural norms and principles.
She also commended religious institutions for their efforts in promoting national peace, unity and harmony, issues that have so far helped the country to attain development.
Dr Samia was also optimistic that prayers that were held during the Lenten season (for Christians) and holy Month of Ramadan (for Muslims) will bring more blessings to the country and all citizens.
On the other hand, Vice-President has called on the members of the church and the citizens of Dodoma in general to increase their efforts in cleaning the environment, planting trees and flowers and avoiding the habit of throwing waste in their areas.
He said that God has blessed Tanzania with a good environment, so everyone must take care of it for the benefit of the present and future generations.
