By Eddie Ssejjoba

THE Government is formulating a child trafficking law that will compel guardians and relatives to reveal their relationship with children in their custody.

The Minister of State for Youth, James Kinobe, said the Bill would help fight child abuse.

Many children, he said, were being trafficked out of and within the country, adding that some people operating brothels in slum areas like Bwaise engage the children in commercial sex.

The minister was on Friday addressing children, teachers, parents and children’s agencies at Buganda Road Primary School playground in Kampala, while commemorating the World Day on Stopping Violence Against Children.

The function started with a march led by the minister through the streets of Kampala. The children held placards with messages appealing to the public to stop violence against them.