{"id":40691,"date":"2025-09-17T18:36:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=40691"},"modified":"2025-09-17T19:15:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:15:56","slug":"ugandas-outrage-over-bbcs-investigation-into-murky-deaths-of-ugandan-women-in-dubai-a-call-for-government-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/ugandas-outrage-over-bbcs-investigation-into-murky-deaths-of-ugandan-women-in-dubai-a-call-for-government-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda\u2019s Outrage Over BBC\u2019s Investigation into Murky Deaths of Ugandan Women in Dubai: A Call For Government Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On September 14, 2025, BBC News Africa released a harrowing investigative video titled <em>Death in Dubai<\/em>, which has sent shockwaves through Uganda. Stemming from an earlier tweet by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bbcworldservice\/status\/1967924526223589553\">BBC World Service <\/a>on September 16, the documentary uncovers the tragic deaths of two Ugandan women, Monic Karungi (known as Mona Kizz) and Kayla Birungi, who fell from Dubai high-rises in 2022 and 2021, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"Death in Dubai: #DubaiPortaPotty - BBC Africa Eye Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OboT09uRw6M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation, part of the BBC Africa Eye series, reveals a darker reality behind the viral <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/DubaiPortaPotty?src=hashtag_click&amp;f=live\">#DubaiPortaPotty<\/a> trend, alleging that these women were lured to the UAE under false job promises, only to be forced into prostitution and trapped in debt by a man known as Charles Mwesigwa, alias &#8220;Abbey,&#8221; dubbed &#8220;The Untouchable.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A BBC investigation has unmasked Charles Mwesigwa, who runs a Dubai sex ring linked to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DubaiPortaPotty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DubaiPortaPotty<\/a> trend. <br><br>Vulnerable women say they were trafficked, forced into degrading acts including faeces consumption, under threats of debt and violence. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/psSUAocYsU\">pic.twitter.com\/psSUAocYsU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BPI News (@BPINewsOrg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BPINewsOrg\/status\/1967532274540519829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1-hour-1-minute film, available in English, Swahili, Hausa, and French, traces Monic\u2019s final steps and exposes Abbey\u2019s ongoing operations, even in the UK.This story, amplified by the podcast <em>World of Secrets: Death in Dubai<\/em>, has dominated Uganda\u2019s social media, with citizens and leaders expressing outrage over the government\u2019s apparent inaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Outcry on Twitter<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The Twitter storm, ignited by BBC Africa\u2019s tweet<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCAfrica\/status\/1967367705259819198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>, reflects deep dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As of BBC&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/dubaiportapotty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#dubaiportapotty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NIRA_Ug?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NIRA_Ug<\/a>  someone who&#39;s not your official staff has access to your system we&#39;re much proud of you <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XytInX5Go8\">pic.twitter.com\/XytInX5Go8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Matsiko (@matsiko_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matsiko_1\/status\/1967794362810765609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DubaiPortaPotty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DubaiPortaPotty<\/a> Umar Bashir, on the left, and Charles Mwesigwa are using poor Ugandan women and luring them into sex trafficking under the guise of false job opportunities. Once these women arrive in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UAE<\/a>, they face the brutal reality of being trapped in debt to these men\ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eMqbasa0LF\">pic.twitter.com\/eMqbasa0LF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; sueme (@notkeepinitcute) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/notkeepinitcute\/status\/1968090783946518637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCAfrica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCAfrica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeathInDubai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DeathInDubai<\/a><br>If <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DubaiPoliceHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DubaiPoliceHQ<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoliceUg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PoliceUg<\/a> won&#39;t arrest this Abbey aka Charles and charge him with deaths and human trafficking then it&#39;s a rotten society.<br><br>He should be deported and denied entry into UK.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DubaiPortaPotty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DubaiPortaPotty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PJCqOVpLmA\">pic.twitter.com\/PJCqOVpLmA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wuod Major (@okeweg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/okeweg\/status\/1967886652732477643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DubaiPortaPotty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DubaiPortaPotty<\/a> is a very sad documentary. African leaders have really let down the people that entrusted them with leadership. Watching parents &amp; siblings cry because their kin were trafficked for sex work only to be murdered in the UAE really breaks my heart. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCAfrica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bbcafrica<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Teddy John Maingi (@teddy_maingi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/teddy_maingi\/status\/1968061929899049389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">African women are treated like trash in the Gulf but what&#39;s worse is fellow africans who ship them there. That Abbey guy must be deported and arrested <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DubaiPortaPotty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DubaiPortaPotty<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Donnaaa (@NYAPOLO_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYAPOLO_\/status\/1967847875930722603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rt Hon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thomas_Tayebwa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Thomas_Tayebwa<\/a>: Yesterday, I saw a very disturbing story on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCWorld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCWorld<\/a> about someone allegedly trafficking certain Ugandans trading our girls. I am told that some of them even died under mysterious circumstances.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBSUpdates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBSUpdates<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PlenaryUg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PlenaryUg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBSParliamentLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBSParliamentLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kBZHRGy323\">pic.twitter.com\/kBZHRGy323<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBS Television (@nbstv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbstv\/status\/1967916985880310163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/zako_lyn\/status\/1968326182455451736\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThere&#39;s this one client, he poops on girls. He poops and he tells them to eat the shit,\u201d she explained quietly.<br><br>ht Runako Celina <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RunakoCelina?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RunakoCelina<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dubaiportapotty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dubaiportapotty<\/a><br>BBC Eye Investigations<br><br>Watch on YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qOdCHGXKw4\">https:\/\/t.co\/qOdCHGXKw4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mark K Twain (@SocietyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SocietyNews\/status\/1967909785543774318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than 500 young women and girls leave Uganda every day for domestic work in the Arab World. Too often, they face abuse, mistreatment, and neglect.\u00a0Poverty, unemployment, and gender inequality at home put them at even greater risk.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBCDocumentary?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBCDocumentary<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefendDefenders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DefendDefenders<\/a>    <br><br>2\/<\/p>&mdash; CitzensConcernAfrica (@CICOA_Ug) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CICOA_Ug\/status\/1968224368988942377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The frame \u201cGOV&#39;T PROBES\u2026\u201d. One can realize the Framing Communication theory at play, that&#39;s govt is trying to cast itself as proactive, not negligent. <br>I pray that isn&#39;t Spin Doctoring and PR management. I hope it is genuine accountability. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBCDocumentary?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBCDocumentary<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TYUSPl20qw\">pic.twitter.com\/TYUSPl20qw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NAKHOKHO RASHID MATSELELE (@RashidMatselele) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidMatselele\/status\/1968183335903220196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Among others under <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/DubaiPortaPotty?src=hashtag_click&amp;f=live\">#DubaiPortaPotty<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Government Doing \u201cClose to Nothing\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Ugandans are furious that, despite the BBC\u2019s detailed expos\u00e9 naming Charles Mwesigwa and tracing his operations, the government has offered little beyond vague promises. The investigation reveals Monic trusted a tribal compatriot, only to be ensnared in Abbey\u2019s debt trap, with no escape route. Kayla\u2019s similar fate, with her body repatriated while Monic\u2019s remains lie in Dubai\u2019s \u201cThe Unknown\u201d cemetery, underscores a lack of consular support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citizens demand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Policy Overhaul<\/strong>: Stricter migrant worker protections and mental health resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accountability<\/strong>: Prosecution of traffickers like Abbey and investigation into embassy failures, as well as a complete overhaul of NIRA staff or an Investigation into NIRA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support<\/strong>: Legal aid and repatriation funds for stranded Ugandans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The cries of Ugandan girls trafficked &amp; killed in Dubai can no longer be ignored. \ud83d\udc94<br>Government of Uganda has begun investigations to protect our daughters &amp; ensure justice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CEBfSOt1lw\">pic.twitter.com\/CEBfSOt1lw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Arthur Musinguzi (@digitaldidan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/digitaldidan\/status\/1968233029639483888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The BBC\u2019s investigation has not only mourned Monic and Kayla but also ignited a justice movement. With Abbey\u2019s confrontation captured on film and his UK operations exposed, the pressure mounts. Will Uganda\u2019s government rise to the occasion, or will it continue doing \u201cclose to nothing\u201d as its women suffer? The nation watches, and whether this outrage translates into tangible change remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: Uganda\u2019s silence on these murky deaths is no longer an option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 14, 2025, BBC News Africa released a harrowing investigative video titled Death in Dubai, which has sent shockwaves through Uganda. 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