Police in Mbarara have arrested 70 people, including 50 juveniles and 20 adults, in an operation targeting street children in Mbarara City.
The operation, conducted on November 10, 2026, covered Kisenyi, Independence Park, Kakyeka, Nyamitobora and Markhan Singh Street, following growing security concerns over the increasing number of street children in the city.
Mbarara Central Police Station Divisional Police Commander (DPC), SP Gumisiriza Kabwigo, said the operation was conducted at about 8am in Mbarara City Centre.
According to a statement issued by Kabwigo, those arrested include nine refugees from Nakivale Refugee Settlement, two Rwandan nationals suspected of being illegal immigrants and one Tanzanian national also suspected of being in the country illegally.
The suspects are currently detained at Mbarara Central Police Station pending screening and further necessary action by police.
Police have not yet disclosed the specific offences the suspects are accused of committing or the next course of action following the screening exercise.
