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Child sex trade report exposed why Kenya should act urgently

The two suspected women believed to be behind the trade and who police state they have since gone under. [BBC,X]

The BBC Africa Eye "Madams: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade" documentary is classic investigative journalism. Given the gravity of the findings and the public call for action to stop the trade in women and girls, the Interior Cabinet Secretary's reaction was unexpected.

How big a problem does Kenya have and what could be done to better protect them? Told by experienced journalist Njeri Mwangi, the expose uncovered in painful detail and testimony, experiences of both adult and minor sex workers, their rescuer "Baby Girl" and the pimps that profit from the trade.

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