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…

BBC hits back after CS Murkomen calls controversial exposé fake

A recent BBC Africa Eye documentary, titled Madams: Exposing Kenya’s Child Sex Trade, has ignited a firestorm of debate in Kenya after exposing an alleged child sex trafficking ring in Mai Mahiu, Nakuru County.  The documentary, aired on August 4, 2025, detailed how undercover journalists infiltrated a trafficking network, revealing disturbing accounts of minors, some as young as 12 or 13, being coerced into prostitution by women known locally a…

Murkomen: BBC Mai Mahiu Child Trafficking Exposé Based on Falsified Accounts

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 14 – Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has accused the BBC of basing parts of its explosive Mai Mahiu child sex trafficking documentary on fabricated accounts, saying some women featured in the film falsified their ages to fit the broadcaster’s narrative. Appearing before the National Assembly plenary, Murkomen said police investigations have established that several interviewees in the viral exposé lied about bei…