KCCA has rescued 161 children from the streets today, working in partnership with NGOs, including Dwelling places and Baana ministies.

KCCA has rescued 161 children from the streets today, working in partnership with NGOs, including Dwelling places and Baana ministies. They have commenced the prosecution of six  adults who are dealing in child trafficking

These  161 children are now on their way  to their next destination, which is Napak District, in   Karamoja sub-region. The Director Gender community services and production for KCCA , sheila Birungi Gandi, was on site to oversee the operation. She said that ‘KCCA enforcent teams make street searches on a weekly basis. These children will be handed over to the Ministry of Gender team in Napak for onward rehabilitation.’ The rehabilitation protocol includes counselling for settlement, skilling in different skills. In the last three years, KCCA has rescued over 750 children from the streets. Some children were placed with UWESO in Masulita while others were taken back to Karamaja

Since 2022, KCCA has been implementing the KCCA child protection ordinance, 2022, which prohibits participation in facilitating the stay of these children on the street. 56 adults have been procecuted from the time this ordinance was put in place