BBC dropped a bombshell investigation exposing how some Ugandan girls are being trafficked into Dubai under the disguise of “jobs” only to end up in dirty networks run by a man identified as Charles Mwesigwa, a former London bus driver.
According to the undercover investigation, Mwesigwa allegedly supplies women for high-end s6x parties in Dubai, charging clients up to $1,000 per girl and even higher for degrading acts. Young women told the BBC they were promised supermarket or hotel jobs, only to later find themselves trapped in his network with debts of thousands of dollars hanging over their heads.
The most disturbing part? Some of the “rich clients” reportedly request bizarre and humiliating acts that go way beyond normal prostitution. A Ugandan lady identified only as Mia revealed that one man regularly demanded to defecate on women during these parties.
Even worse, two Ugandan women — Monic Karungi (2022) and Kayla Birungi (2021) — mysteriously died after falling from high-rise buildings in Dubai. While police in the UAE ruled the deaths as suicides, friends and family insist there’s more to the story. Monic’s relatives in Uganda say she thought she was leaving for a supermarket job, only to end up owing Mwesigwa more than $27,000 within weeks.
Mwesigwa, who was tracked by the BBC to Jumeirah Village Circle in Dubai, denied the allegations, claiming he only helps women “find landlords” and introduces them to his wealthy contacts. But multiple testimonies from Ugandan girls point directly at him.
The investigation further revealed that Ugandan girls were crammed in shared apartments — sometimes up to 50 women in one flat — with debts increasing daily for food, rent, and air tickets. Some women who tried to escape reportedly faced violence and intimidation.
Despite families in Uganda demanding answers, Dubai authorities have remained tight-lipped, and many fear more women may suffer similar fates.
With youth unemployment in Uganda pushing many girls abroad, experts say this underground pipeline is exploiting desperation and destroying lives. Families of Monic and Kayla are now calling for stronger investigations and protection for Ugandan migrant workers.
