Uganda: Karamoja Girls Sold At Shs20,000 - Minister

23 September 2021

A junior minister has recounted how she went to Arapai market in Napak District disguised as a Somali national, and a woman offered to sell girls to her at Shs20,000 each.

Ms Davinia Esther Anyakun, the State minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, made the revelation during a national dialogue on child trafficking in Kampala yesterday.

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