Uganda: Kalangala Families Report Risks to Girls After Fishing Restrictions

Families and local leaders in Kalangala District say restrictions on mukene fishing have reduced household income and left some girls at greater risk of sexual exploitation. Residents describe difficulties paying school fees and buying food; local officials report allegations of men offering necessities in exchange for sex. The accounts do not provide independently verified individual offence totals, and the fishing restrictions cannot be assigned as the cause of every allegation. Source: Daily Monitor, 21 October 2026. This is a child-protection report, not an addition to the GBV incident register.