Report flags Kenya as a hotspot for human trafficking
Monday, June 29, 2020 0:01
By BRIAN NGUGI
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A new US report on global human trafficking trends has put Kenya in the list of countries with the worst human trafficking problems in the world.
The Trafficking in Persons Report 2020 report says traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Kenya and exploit victims.
“Within the country, traffickers exploit children through forced labour in domestic service, agriculture, fishing, cattle herding, street vending, and begging,” says the report.
The report’s findings say traffickers in Kenya exploit girls and boys in commercial sex, including sex tourism on the Coast, Nairobi and Kisumu, particularly in informal settlements, noting that family members facilitate the exploitation.
