Prostitution in Uganda
Prostitution in Uganda is illegal according to Uganda's 1950 Penal Code, but is widespread despite this. Many turn to prostitution because of poverty and lack of other opportunities. A study of Kampala teachers in 2008 showed that teachers were turning to prostitution to increase their income. A sex worker can earn around USh.1.5 million/= (£439 sterling) per month, whereas this would be a yearly wage for a secondary school teacher. There are many Kenyan prostitutes in the country. Sex trafficking, HIV, and Child prostitution are problems in the country. In 2017, the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC), estimated that 570 females aged between 15 and 24 contract HIV infections every week, an average of more than 81 daily. Overview In 2003, Ugandan authorities ordered sex workers to pay a tax of USh.9,000/= (£2.63 stg) in order to operate in Malaba. Also in 2003 Ugandan MPs met sex workers who were concerned about "police harassment" and claiming that it was unfair that police officers were arresting sex workers while they (sex workers) waited for clients. Prostitutes operate in Kampala city centre. Ahead of the 2007 CHOGM Conference in the city, the prostitutes were moved out of the city centre to designated zones