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Parents in Chief Chikanta’s area of Kalomo district in the Southern Province of Zambia are marrying off their young daughters, some as young as 10, in exchange for cattle, reports Zambian Eye reporter Lameck Phiri.

Executive Director for Musokotwane Compassion Mission, a Non Governmental Organization, Mr Genious Musokotwane disclosed this in an exclusive interview with the Zambian Eye on Sunday 26th January 2014 in Choma.

He said, parents were marrying off their underage daughters in exchange for cattle. He said his organization in collaboration with the Zambia Police has since moved into the area to sensitize villagers against marrying off their daughters at an early age.

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