Rt. Rev, Samuel Kahuma, the Bishop of Bunyoro Kitara diocese has expressed worry over the influx of commercial sex workers in the Albertine graben where processes are ongoing to start drilling oil.
According to Bishop Kahuma, many commercial sex workers have invaded the oil rich Hoima district to tap into the available opportunities that could come with people working in the oil industry.
These sex workers are said to have come from the districts of Masaka, Fort portal, Mbarara, Kampala Kyankwanzi, Ntoroko, Wakiso and Kamwenge districts.
They currently operate in Hoima town, Buseruka trading center, Kamugole, Katanga, Kigorobya and Kaiso, Kijangi, Mbegu Tonya and Butiaba landing sites and they charge between Shillings 5000 to 10,000 per night.
The Bishop says unless the influx of the commercial sex workers is controlled, it will cause uncontrolled suffering to the people of Bunyoro, more especially the youths.
He explains that transactional sex is condemned in the bible and calls upon youth to stay clear of the commercial sex workers.
Bishop Kahuma called on other religious leaders in the region to preach against commercial sex work and integrate commercial sex workers into church activities.
The religious leader now wants government to come up with a special project like vocational training that could integrate the commercial sex workers into developmental work as opposed to commercial sex.
