In July 2020, Mbarara Municipality was elevated to city status together with nine other municipalities of Arua, Gulu, Jinja, Fort Portal, Masaka, Hoima, Mbale, Soroti, and Lira. However, the city has become a hub of sex workers, who station on streets, bars and in brothels, dressed in skimpy clothes to attract clients. Some sex workers have syndicate and connect to customers through managers and agents, while others directly approach their customers. Ms Anabella Mbabazi, a former employee at a hotel in Mbarara City, says an agent gets money from both the client and sex worker, adding that they get between Shs50,000 and Shs100,000 per day.

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/sex-workers-thrive-in-new-mbarara-city-status-3940886

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