The Tanzania Police Force has urged women to take a leading role in raising children with strong moral values, saying their influence at home is critical to building a responsible society.
Senior Superintendent of Police Professor Ezekiel Kyogo, from the Community Policing Commission at Police Headquarters in Dodoma, said mothers were children’s first teachers and therefore played a central role in shaping their behaviour, discipline and values.
He made the remarks on October 11, 2026, while addressing mothers, young people and children at Al-Madrasatul Fattah Islamiyyah in Bwawani, Kigamboni, Dar es Salaam.
Professor Kyogo said women should recognise the responsibility and influence they had in raising children, emphasising that their contribution to moral upbringing extended beyond individual families to society as a whole.
“Women have a major role in building moral values in society because a mother is a child’s first teacher. God has entrusted women with an important responsibility and given them the opportunity and influence to shape a society that upholds good morals,” he said.
His message placed emphasis on the role of parents and the wider community in nurturing children to become responsible members of society.
Police Constable Hamid Rashid, from the Temeke Regional Police Command, also urged women to take their role in child upbringing seriously, comparing them to fertile land capable of producing a good harvest.
He said the way children are nurtured can have a lasting influence on the kind of society they help build.
Meanwhile, Issa Al Hinai, a teacher at Al-Madrasatul Fattah Islamiyyah, thanked the Police Force for providing the training, saying the lessons would help strengthen child-rearing practices in the community.
He said the training would provide a useful foundation for parents and other community members seeking to improve children’s upbringing and promote good moral values.