Police at Entebbe International Airport in conjunction with Government Agencies Monitoring Unit trailed and arrested two human traffickers who were flying out 10 girls to work as domestic workers in Oman and Bahrain. Chairman Concerned Citizens Anderson Bulola who coordinated the trailing of the traffickers said that within the Christmas season over 50 girls had been arrested from traffickers and an organization called Akra had been on their radar for over a month until its owners were intercepted and arrested at Entebbe Airport. “We trailed them from their offices from where the process began. And we trailed them the whole of the Christmas day when they were supposed to travel through the Airport Entebbe. So we were able to see who is doing what up to the Airport. We thank God that the Police at the Airport intervened and it helped us to even get some of the bosses.”

The Head of Government Agencies Monitoring Unit Issa Kato said over 10,000 girls are suffering in Arab countries without bilateral agreements. “Those girls go through the Airport, almost 10,000 of them are in Oman but no one is allowed to go to Oman but 10,000 what are they doing in Oman and how did they get there? Now the issue of concern with the government is immigration. Immigration you are on the Spot now and we shall definitely get those people who are taking bribes to traffic these people out of the country. We know you and definitely, we are in final touches to get into that.”

Keit Orushaba a rescued victim told NBS that Akra organization asked them for 700,000 shillings for the training with the promise that they going to be paid good money when they get to Oman. “I want them to give us all the money that we have wasted. Remember some of us were working, we left the jobs, we were renting, and we left the houses because we knew it was a sure deal we are going. So coming back home we are suffering, we have nowhere to stay. We are staying with friends, we have no jobs so far we are not working we have wasted a lot of money in that process so they should give us back our money. And for me my wish, they should even take them to Luzira.” As Ugandans desperately look for better jobs abroad, many lives may be lost if such interventions are not boosted.