Minister says concerned by rise of sex industry in Juba
July 12, 2010 (JUBA) — Police patrols are being used in Juba to curb the rise in prostitution southern Sudan’s capital, an official from the government of Southern Sudan said yesterday.
Many commercial sex workers flocked to Juba, from neighbouring countries as Uganda, Kenya and Congo after a peace agreement was signed between the dominant parties in the north and south in 2005.
At one point the sex industry was growing so fast that the government of Southern Sudan was concerned the capital would turn into a sex tourism destination, Bol Ajiing from Central Equatoria’s regional ministry of culture and heritage told Sudan Tribune in a phone interview from Juba.
Aijiing said that the situation is better now than it was was in 2009 before Custom Market, a former red light area in Juba, was knocked down and relocated to Jebel Kunjur and police and security services gave the issue more attention.
The arrival of foreign sex workers, Sudanese returning from countries with severe HIV/AIDS problems and changing attitudes to sex in south Sudan have led to alarming rates among certain populations according to the UNFPA the UN’s population agency. Sudan’s overall prevalence rate is estimated by UNAIDS to be around 2.3% in the adult population. In South Sudan estimates vary from 1% to 7.2%.
Despite southern Sudan’s Christian character and traditions poverty and crime have meant that attitudes to sex have changed dramatically in south Sudan in the last five years, according to Ajiing.
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Wal P Muoranyar Biet
Minister says concerned by rise of sex industry in Juba
“Many commercial sex workers flocked to Juba, from neighbouring countries as Uganda, Kenya and Congo after a peace agreement was signed between the dominant parties in the north and south in 2005”.
That is not a good way to start Pan-Africa!
Wal Muoranyar
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Minister says concerned by rise of sex industry in Juba
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DASODIKO
Minister says concerned by rise of sex industry in Juba
Dear Minister sex has never stopped anyhwere in Sudan even North Sudan despite of the Sharia laws. Go to Maigoma in Haj Youseif to see hostel for illegal borned children. If they are not still young you will get surprised and say: who brought the cabinet of Islamic fundamenatlist government in Maigoma? Dear Minister in Khartoum if you find girls walking the street from 7 pm to 6 am in Khartoum do not try to help them, they are all naughty. What I would ask the minister to do; is a sex education, Our children must be instructed made aware to know the damge that random sex could cause in the future instead of wailing.
Deng Yak L
Minister says concerned by rise of sex industry in Juba
They don’t come only from Kenya, Uganda and Congo as my sir said , but also from the NORTHERN Sudan and some are here in the SOUTHERN Sudan or does it mean that, there are no prostitutes in Sudan, they come from Kenya and Uganda, no that is not truth , you are insulting these nations in another words .
there are beautiful prostitutes here in Sudan, Especially those who were Internal Displace PersonS (.I.D.P .) in the North they know very well on how to sell their sex they are the best at doing it, but people don’t want to reveal and they are now focusing on foreigner , that is not good people must tell the truth this issue of denying the facts is not good, we are Christian let not be bias.
By Bonaparte
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Minister says concerned by rise of sex industry in Juba
Attention GoSS Ministers, sex industry in juba is not a threats to a poor citizens or public in Juba but it will be a threats to you the so call Ministers who assumed that you have got flying money buying young ladies to enjoy becuase you have grown up with out enjoying sexually with free and available woman on time as it is a series and ever exsisting game paying a lot money to young girls in order to spoil teenages girls because of money and that is how you are going to transmit diseases to the public.
And if you don,t thinks of your family than thereafter you will all die of Aids and as a cautions Aids does not fear a minister.
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Peter Nhiany
Minister says concerned by rise of sex industry in Juba
I’m glad that GoSSS ministries begin to realize wrong and inappropriate activities taking place in South Sudan capital. I can’t imagine how many have died as a result of diseases inflicted by unprotected sex.
GoSS should take immediate, and appropriate step to reduce or crack down those who are known to be practicing prostitution activities. As I have read statements of people pointing fingers as to who is the prostitute, and who are they prostituting to.
It is not about who is doing what, it is about finding approaches, and strategies to crack down on those prostitutes to reduce this inappropriate sexual conduct. It is a serious matter, and should not be look at slightly. If use of alcohol is not regulated by law in South Sudan, therefore, prostitution will continue to rise to the peak of mountain.
Both male and female consume huge volume of alcohol, and they get involve in unprotected sex which will widespread HIV/AIDES and many other STDs.
Some one should take quick action to intervene, and let’s stop saying tha, there are beautiful prostitutes from the North IDPs, and from Ugana or Kenya. We are all prostitutes if things (alcohol) is not regulated strictly by our government.
Even If ministers will be prostitutes too. This is serious, and we Citizens whom some are prostitute should stand up together, and condemn this act to allow South Sudanese people live healthy life, and have healthy protected sex.
There is no particular tribe known for prostitution as many might have think. Not only women are prostitutes but, men are serious prostitutes than women. Let’s fix it now, and reduce sex industry activities. I thank Sudan Tribune for publishing this article.
Prostitution become common because of mismanaged money which is suppose to be used for constructing roads, and health facilities. Instead, corruption luanched a war on our development money. Use it for something better, than paying for prostitute people. What is wrong with us?
Thank you
Peter Nhiany