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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) launched a new law that prohibits the exploitation of children.
Known as the Kampala Capital City Child Protection Ordinance 2022, the law criminalizes children loitering in public places, begging or soliciting, vending or hawking and bans the sale of alcohol and drugs to children.
The law which was launched by the Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago comes at a time when the city is struggling with the increasing number of street children.
Anybody who contravenes the law will be imprisoned for six months or pay a fine of two currency points. A currency point is equivalent to Shs 20,000.
The ordinance bans children from being engaged in labour activities such as rock quarrying, collection and sale of scrap, food vending, hawking general merchandise, and bar or restaurant attendance.
Beyond the street children, the law also prohibits employment of children as domestic servants; working in a kitchen or a restaurant and any work that prohibits a child from attending basic educational programs.
