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Uganda capital Kampala bans donations to street children

Street children beg on the streets of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. PHOTO | DAILY MONITOR

By  BBC

Uganda's capital Kampala has passed a law to ban giving money or food to children living on the streets.

Kampala's Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, said the law aims at curbing the commercial and sexual exploitation of children.

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