We have a long way to go to shield children from abuse, experts say

Kenya is doing better than her African peers in combating children's sexual exploitation and abuse, especially online abuse. [iStockphoto]

Practitioners in the field of child sexual exploitation and abuse say the rosy picture created by the "Out of the shadows" report should not fool the country into slowing down on its efforts to combat the menace.

They say lack of accurate data, failure to report incidences, informal justice systems and corruption have clouded the picture and left out many incidents.