Survival of the sex worker on the roadside in Makindye Division in Kampala City
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2018-04
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Kampala International University, School of Education
Abstract
This study investigated the ‘survival of the sex worker on the roadside in Makindye Division in
Kampala City’. This was after the realisation that the liberalisation and rapid urbanisation of
Kampala City have left tens of thousands of the city residents in squalid conditions where abject
and absolute poverty rule. The study specifically sought to achieve the following objectives: to
establish the genesis of roadside sex workers in Makindye Division in Kampala City; to examine
the role of roadside sex workers in the socio-economic transformation of Makindye Division in
Kampala City; and to find out the problems fhced by roadside sex workers in Makindye Division
in Kampala City. To achieve the set objectives, the study was guided by the following research
questions: what is the genesis of roadside sex workers in Makindye Division in Kampala City?
What role do roadside sex workers play in the socio-economic transformation of Makindye
Division in Kampala City? What problems do roadside sex workers in Makindye Division in
Kampala Cityface? The study design took the form of a case study of survival of the sex worker
on the roadside in Makindye Division in Kampala City where roadside sex workers are
remarkably visible. The study also involved purposive sampling in which.the data sought were
qualitative. A sample of 40 respondents was purposively sampled for the study. These included
15 sex workers, five local leaders, five opinion leaders, and 15 buyers of sex. The data were
collected using interviews and observations for primary data and documents analysis for
secondary data. The data were analysed qualitatively through content analysis and the literal
description and narrations of the emerging issues out of which opinions and conclusions were
drawn.The study established that the growth of roadside sex workers in Makindye Division in
Kampala Cityis based on a multiple of fhctors that include road junctions. community initiative,
growth pole centres, poverty and unemployment, and the informalisation of the economy among
others. The study also revealed that roadside sex work was employing so many youths
inMakindye Division in Kampala City. Further, roadside sex work was also found to be a source
of revenue, tool for poverty reduction, market for services and source of empowerment for both
the youths and women. The study has also shown that high taxes, inadequate capital, weather
vagaries, poor sanitation and hygiene, and inadequate facilities/infrastructure are the major
problems faced by roadside sex workers in Makindye Division in Kampala City. The study
concludes by noting that roadside sex workers were a reflection of a multiple of socio-economic
Description
A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of
Bachelor of Arts with Education of Kampala International University
Keywords
Sex workers, Makindye Division, Kampala City