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Kiambu: 25 female Burundians rescued in trafficking racket

The females were aged between 24 years and 33 years.

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by KEVIN CHERUIYOT

News28 March 2019 - 08:49
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In Summary


•Three women, Mercy Kaaia, Lydia Wairimu and Susan Nyambura Nganga have been arrested in connection with the trafficking racket.

•The 25 were waiting to be illegally transited to Asian countries.

Detectives from the Transnational Organized Crime have rescued 25 Burundians, believed to be victims of human trafficking in Kiambu county.

Detectives from the Transnational Organized Crime have rescued 25 Burundians, believed to be victims of human trafficking in Gwa-Kairu area in Kiambu county.

The 25 were waiting to be illegally transited to Asian countries.

Three women, Mercy Kaaia, Lydia Wairimu and Susan Nyambura Nganga were arrested for being behind the human trafficking racket

Police detectives acted on the information given and raided the home of Nicholas Mugambi Waigwa, where the victims were being held at.

The victims - all female - were aged between 24 years and 33 years.

Earlier this week, the Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti opened a cyber wing for the Anti-human Trafficking Child Protection Unit.

The unit will have computers provided by the United Nations to track down indecent images generated by international paedophiles.

Kenya is the first country in Africa to open a specialist cyber wing to conduct forensic investigations into child pornography. The wing will be linked to Interpol's International Child Exploitation database.

Child pornography is a problem in Kenya as it is in other countries so it's good that Kinoti is cracking down.

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