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Sex trade: children trapped in a cycle of exploitation

Police officers patrolling the beach. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Those exploiting children include boda-boda operators, taxi and truck drivers, matatu operators, fishermen and small-scale traders.

  • Orphans, children heading households, those with sick parents and minors from single-parent families are the most vulnerable.

Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast has stunning beaches and is often seen as a tropical paradise, attracting thousands of foreign tourists every year.

Unseen, however, are villages where children are trapped in a cycle of exploitation as they seek to fend for their parents and siblings.