NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 23 \u2013 Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen says the government is mulling the creation of a special anti-human trafficking unit to boost efforts in combating the crime.<\/p>\n
Murkomen told a parliamentary committee that the move will ensure stricter enforcement of labour migration regulations so that individuals luring Kenyan nationals with promises of a better future abroad are brought to book.<\/p>\n
\u201cHuman trafficking is a challenge that requires an all-of-society and multi-agency approach to curb. As a ministry, we have strengthened the fight against this vice and are looking to establish a special anti-human trafficking unit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In 2020, an international NGO reported there were between 35,000 and 40,000 victims of sex trafficking in Kenya, including extraterritorial child sexual exploitation and abuse.<\/p>\n
\u201cApproximately 19,000 of the victims were children. Most perpetrators are Kenyan and may include government officials, police officers, and local authorities\u2014and, to a lesser extent, foreign tourists,\u201d a 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report indicated.<\/p>\n
In 2023, the Organised Crime Index noted that the country was part of a well-used trafficking route from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula.<\/p>\n
Kenya passed the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act, which criminalizes human trafficking. However, the Act has been poorly implemented and has had little impact on curbing the crime.<\/p>\n
The U.S. State Department\u2019s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons placed the country in \u201cTier 2\u201d in 2017.<\/p>\n
It cited that despite Kenya enacting the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act in 2010, efforts to enforce it remain uncoordinated and lack strong oversight, creating an environment conducive to trafficking.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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