Kenya: Statement From BBC News Regarding BBC Africa Eye Investigations: 'Madams: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade'

Kenya: Statement From BBC News Regarding BBC Africa Eye Investigations: 'Madams: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade'

Press Release - “BBC Africa Eye’s investigation ‘Madams: Exposing Kenya’s Child Sex Trade’ is an important piece of public interest journalism that documents the exploitation of children in the Kenyan sex trade.

BBC defends Africa Eye documentary on Kenya's child-sex trade after 'hoax' claims

The exposé was in the "public interest", the BBC says, following criticism from senior Kenyan politicians.

CS Kipchumba Murkomen calls BBC child sex trafficking documentary a hoax

During a session in Parliament the CS asserted that the documentary was a "hoax," claiming that the girls featured were not underage and had been paid to participate in the exposé.

BBC defends investigation of Kenya child-sex trafficking after ‘hoax’ claims

Nyambura (L) and Cheptoo (R) told undercover investigators how they exposed children to prostitution The BBC has defended its investigation into child sexual exploitation in Kenya, after the government described it as a “hoax”. Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, Interior Minister, Kipchumba Murkomen, described the documentary as “fake because the people who were interviewed were […] The post BBC defends investigation of Kenya child-sex traffic…

No one was coached or paid - BBC says on child sex trade exposé

"The survivors of abuse who were interviewed were all over 18 and recounted experiences of abuse."

Kipchumba Murkomen under fire for claiming BBC exposé on sexual exploitation in Maai Mahiu is fake

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen trashed a BBC documentary that spotlighted sexual exploitation of young girls in Maai Mahiu, Nakuru County.