KCCA Rescues 114 Street Children In Kampala Operation

What the report says

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) says it has rescued 114 children from the streets of Kampala in an evening operation aimed at moving vulnerable minors away from unsafe conditions. According to the authority, the group included 82 girls and 32 boys, and the intervention is part of a wider citywide effort that is still continuing in different parts of the capital.

KCCA said the operation is designed to protect children from risks linked to street life, including exploitation, abuse and exposure to unsafe environments. The authority described the exercise as part of ongoing work to address the number of children living and surviving on Kampala’s streets, a long-running urban and child-protection challenge in Uganda’s capital.

The rescued children are to be taken to Masulita Children’s Village for rehabilitation before being reintegrated into schools, families and communities. The stated goal is to help the children regain stability and eventually return to education and family life.

More broadly, street-connected children remain a major concern in Kampala, where authorities and child-welfare organisations have long faced the challenge of balancing rescue efforts with longer-term support such as rehabilitation, family tracing and reintegration. The report indicates this latest operation is one part of that broader response.