Tools to help parents monitor their child's social media activity

How to monitor your child's social media activity. (Shutterstock)

The increased access to the internet by children poses high sexual abuse and exploitation risks to children; this is according to The Department of Children Services. The past few days have seen the Directorate of Criminal Investigations actively cautioning parents against online platforms being used to lure children.

DCI boss George Kinoti's caution comes following the news of seven teenagers reported missing in Nairobi. After they were found, the girls told the police they travelled to Thika, where they had been living with their friends for close to a week. The girl's parents received bashing from the public, most of who questioned the parenting skills, as preliminary investigations on the girls' disappearance showed they left home by consent.