Maai Mahiu child trafficking Stories

BBC responds to Murkomen’s allegations over Mai Mahiu documentary
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 14, 2025

The BBC described the documentary as an important piece of public interest journalism documenting the exploitation of children in Kenya’s sex industry...

Governor Kihika forms task force to probe child sex trade in Mai Mahiu
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 08, 2025

The team, chaired by County Executive Committee Member for Health, Roselyne Mungai, has until September 5 to submit its findings. It will examine the...

Women governors demand probe into child exploitation in Maai Mahiu
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

They described the sexual abuse and trafficking of minors as a grave violation of human rights and a direct attack on the dignity and future of vulner...

Government to form special police unit to fight child trafficking - Murkomen
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 07, 2025

The CS said investigations were already underway into the Mai Mahiu incident, where the documentary captured girls being lured, exploited, and abused...

DPP orders DCI to probe Maai Mahiu child sex trafficking claims within 7 days
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 07, 2025

The BBC documentary, which has drawn wide public attention, exposed the plight of minors allegedly trapped in a web of sexual exploitation in Maai Mah...

Nakuru to host 'World Day Against Trafficking in Persons' commemoration amid rise in cases
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 30, 2025

UN statistics show that from 2020 to 2023, there were more than 200,000 detected victims globally, which is just the tip of the iceberg.

Five Kenyan detectives in Botswana for US-led training to combat human trafficking
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 17, 2025

The training is being conducted at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Otse, Botswana.

Child trafficking suspect held until mother, couple testify in court
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jun 16, 2025

The child has been rescued and reunited with the mother after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested the child trafficking suspect,...

Woman arrested after allegedly stealing friend’s two-day-old baby in Nairobi
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jun 11, 2025

Catherine Kerubo is currently in custody at Buruburu Police Station, where investigations are ongoing to recover the missing child belonging to her fr...

South African mother, two accomplices sentenced to life for trafficking six-year-old daughter
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 29, 2025

Raquel Smith and her boyfriend, Jacquen Appolis, alongside their friend Stevano van Rhyn, were each handed life sentences for their involvement in the...

Over 2,000 children trafficked, nearly 4,000 displaced in Kenya’s growing child welfare crisis
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 09, 2025

From displacement to loss of documentation and fleeing home countries, the data paints a clear picture: for many children in Kenya, safety, support, a...

CS Mutua: 133 children rescued in suspected trafficking cases in 8 months
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 22, 2025

A civil society report submitted to the UN also indicates that human trafficking in Kenya is fueled by poverty, unemployment, and weak legal framework...

Senate launches probe into child trafficking in hospitals after 6,000 missing cases reported between 2022-2023
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 04, 2025

Former Labour PS Bore had announced plans to shut down all privately owned orphanages and children's homes within the next eight years, arguing that t...

Child trafficking in East Africa and the Horn worsening, says Unicef report
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 31, 2024

In Kenya alone, around 17,500 people are trafficked each year, with about half of them being children.

Three killed in case of mistaken identity amid rising child trafficking in Butere
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 09, 2024

According to locals, parents have, in recent months, been forced to accompany their children to school over fears of trafficking following the disappe...

Police rescue 16 in Kayole child trafficking probe
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 19, 2024

The 10 boys and six girls were found in a two-room rental house in Soweto, police said, adding they were from different parts of the country and Tanza...

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