In short Wandwasi says that more than 20 percent of children living in urban centres in the district are currently involved in commercial sex. The vice is common in the trading centres of Busiu, Bugema, Munkaaga, Nkoma, and Nakaloke, located along the highway often used by long-distance truck drivers. Blog FAQ Login. Denis Olaka Updated: 13 Dec, Playing audio not supported. Wandwasi says that more than 20 percent of children living in urban centres in the district are currently involved in commercial sex.
Wandwasi says a recent survey by the district health department established that about 10 percent of young people in Mbale get involved in sex before the age of One of the girls, a senior two pupil aged 15, told URN that she engages in commercial sex to meet personal needs and school requirements.
She says that her clients pay between 10, and 40, Shillings depending on the length of the engagement. She adds that she has been in the practice since last year. Hakim Watenyeri, a parent in Mbale town cements her argument saying most of the girls involved in commercial sex often use it as a means for survival.
The survey by the district health department indicates that only 8 percent of children involved in sex know how to use condom correctly. He says they are also working with schools in these areas to support them with preventive messages among others. About the author. Apac and Otuke fall under his docket. Olaka has been a URN staff member since Olaka started his journalism career in as a news reporter, anchor, and then editor for Radio Lira in Lira district.
He was also a freelance writer for the Daily Monitor and Red Pepper newspapers. Olaka's journalism focuses on politics, health, agriculture and education. He does a lot of crime reporting too.
