KCCA to imprison parents forcing their children unto streets

By Moses Kidandi

Kampala Capital City Authority has embarked on a man hunt and prosecution of parents and individuals who nurture young children into street begging,consuming weed and sniffing fuel among other habits.

The tough exercise involves prosecution and imprisonment of the perpetrators.

This was disclosed by the deputy director in charge of children at Kampala Capital City Authority Josephine Lubwama as street children selected from 5 Primary and 4 Secondary schools within Kampala, including children with disabilities converged at sharing youth center Nsambya to participate and attend the children's parliament.

The children’s parliament is an event organized by dwelling places a Christian NGO helping to provide holistic care services to street-connected children, high-risk slum families and abandoned babies is aimed at giving 100 girls and young women a platform to lobby for policy change on issues affecting them.

This includes survivors of child trafficking and street connectedness, sharing the pull and push factors to give a clear perspective to the decision makers.

Josephine Lubwama says as KCCA they are hunting down perpetrators in order to reduce the cases of child trafficking into the city.