Tag Archives: child trafficking

NAPAK, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite efforts by authorities to rescue and repatriate street children, Napak District is once again grappling with an alarming return of children to the streets of Kampala. Last year, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) rescued over 500 children under the Kampala Capital City Child …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Savannah Region and the Anti-Trafficking Office at the Ministry of Internal Affairs have issued a strong warning to parents about the rising threat of child trafficking during the holiday season. The warning follows alarming statistics from the Uganda Police Annual Crime Report, …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Soroti City have arrested the proprietor of Atiira Victory Nursery and Primary School in Serere district over alleged child trafficking. Lazarus Okol, 28, was arrested with five others for allegedly trafficking eleven children to an unknown destination. The other suspects are Joshua …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Carlos Alberto De Almesia E Costa, a Portuguese national facing charges of aggravated child trafficking, has applied for bail before the International Crimes Division of the High Court. On Tuesday, he appeared before Justice Richard Wejuli Wabwire, who scheduled his bail hearing for July …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked the government to boost the fight against child trafficking. Speaking at the celebrations to mark the International Day of Street Children, Lukwago said that the children are not on the streets to beg but rather …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Grade One Magistrates Court has remanded two people over allegations of trafficking in children. The suspects Sabiri Siraji 27, and his co accused Geriya Salima 28, appeared before Christine Imalingat, the acting senior Grade One Magistrate Arua on Tuesday afternoon. They were arrested on …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ramathan Ndikuyezi, the Kisoro District National Resistant Movement (NRM) party Vice Chairperson is on remand for alleged aggravated child trafficking. He appeared before Rachael Tabaruka, the Kabale Grade One Magistrate on Tuesday, who remanded him to Ndorwa prisons. Ndikuyezi was arrested in July this year …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lira Grade One Magistrate has further remanded a suspect who impersonated military personnel to Lira prison over aggravated defilement and child trafficking. Steven Aine, a 39-year-old resident of Lira City West division was arrested last week and charged with aggravated defilement and trafficking of …

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has reunited over 200 children who were recently rescued from streets of Kampala with their families in Napak district. A total of 260 children were rounded up in an operation mounted by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA, Ministry of Gender and police and taken …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has started investigations into cases of child trafficking. The KCCA Director for Gender, Production, and Community Services Godwin Gumisiriza says that there are more than 1,000 children on the streets who have turned to beg as a source of income. Gumisiriza says …