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Ibrahim Jillo will serve a two-year term in the Committee, representing Kenya and contributing to critical decision-making in the fight against transn...
According to the UN, the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, which operated between the fifteenth and late nineteenth centuries, involved the ho...
Kenya was specifically asked to step up investigations and prosecutions of money laundering and terror-financing cases, ensure that financial intellig...
Murkomen said the comprehensive report from all counties will guide future policies, but the tours have already led to positive changes.
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...
In a statement released on Wednesday, the DCI said a team comprising officers from various agencies, including the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Pr...
Local media reports indicate that the convictions are linked to trafficking activities along the dangerous "eastern route", which is commonly used by...
The IOM is calling on governments, international partners, and communities to take united, decisive action to prioritise protection, justice, and long...
CS Murkomen said the new strategy is aimed at making the illegal alcohol and drug trade more difficult to sustain, while also creating a pool of funds...
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.
Dr Swarup Mishra insisted that no Kenyan kidney has ever been exported and that all foreign transplant patients arrived in the country with their dono...
This collaboration marks the first formal partnership the Philanthropy Fund has secured under IOM since its launch earlier this year, aiming to harnes...
The training is being conducted at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Otse, Botswana.
The report further notes that while not everyone working in a scam centre is a victim of human trafficking, many of those held against their will are...
The two were kidnapped on their way to a mosque, and the suspected abductors later demanded a ransom of $25,200 (Sh3.2 million) from their families.
Garissa County Commissioner Mohamed Mwabudzo expressed concern that families were being impoverished by selling their livestock to raise ransom money...
The child has been rescued and reunited with the mother after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested the child trafficking suspect,...
The traffickers work with agents using the internet to lure their victims through making bogus promises of lucrative jobs and education scholarships.
Criminal hosts can lure targets into dangerous environments. Once checked in, guests are isolated from public view, housed in a property to which the...
The petition comes after a new report by Amnesty International revealed widespread abuse and exploitation of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia,...
Recruitment was carried out online, particularly via social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Telegram, and X (formerly Twitter), and through lo...
The decision comes in response to increasing concerns over the dangers faced by migrants, particularly the rising number of Somalis attempting to reac...
Many had responded to advertisements for customer service jobs but were later forced to work in scam compounds, where, according to survivors, they fa...
Investigations are ongoing to determine whether the individuals are affiliated with recruiting agencies or an organised group.
Dan, who gave only his first name for safety and privacy reasons, is among 78 Kenyans who arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Saturday a...
Among the stark revelations is the fact that seven staff members are forced to share a single computer, severely impacting efficiency.
At the time of his disappearance, the victim was 14 years old and a student at Mandera DEB Primary School.
Many parents are left in misery after the human traffickers lured their children into the syndicate and were demanding millions of shillings to releas...
Appearing before parliament on Wednesday, Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua said the Ministry’s Secretariat has assisted victims of abuse in several coun...
The Kenyans were among hundreds of foreigners trafficked into the country late last year and coerced into participating in online fraud schemes, inclu...
