Murkomen: Witnesses in BBC’s child sex trade falsified their ages
By Nancy Marende, August 13, 2025The Interiors Cabinet Secretary (CS), Kipchumba Murkomen, has revealed that some witnesses in the BBC documentary that exposed child sex trafficking in Mai Mahiu falsified their ages.
Speaking when he appeared before the National Assembly on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Murkomen stated that they lied to secure promised scholarships by the investigative journalists.
“The investigation established that BBC primarily sourced underage girls involved in sex work. However, some of the witnesses falsified their age to qualify for the promised sponsorship,” he said.
“Lucy Njoroghe, a former commercial sex worker now working with an NGO called Knot as a volunteer peer educator based at the Karagita health centre, featured in the documentary claiming to rescue and assist schoolgirls and sex workers; she stated that she lives with four young women whom she rescued from the streets of Naivasha. Michelle Wanjiku, 20; Mary Wairimu, 19; Elizabeth Nyambura, 24; and Anne Njeri, 22, were all interviewed, their statements recorded, and copies of their identification obtained.”
Further, he revealed that the witnesses in the documentary were promised payments and lifestyle benefits to feature in the documentary after officers from anti-human trafficking and protection units interviewed 14 witnesses.
“14 witnesses have been interviewed, and their statements recorded with relevant documents obtained. All locations featured in the BBC documentary have been identified , visited and documented by the crime scene investigation team,” he said.
“According to witnesses, BBC representatives promised substantial payments and lifestyle benefits to those who were involved,” he added.
Further findings
Additionally, he revealed that the witnesses in the documentary were linked to each other in various capacities within the sex work community.
“Millicent Wairimu confirmed that she had been approached by an individual known as Snorina, with whom she had previously worked at North Star, and introduced her to other sex workers,” he said.
“Two women identified in the documentary, Cherop and Nyambura, were confirmed to be Judith Nyambura Njoroge and Carolyne Kinyanjui, who had operated there for two years,” he added.
He also revealed that the two women identified in the documentary as child traffickers have since relocated to unknown locations.
“Two women portrayed in the documentary as child traffickers, identified as Judy and Caro, were promised significant sums of money and have since relocated to unknown locations,” he said.
“No arrests have been made so far, but investigations are ongoing, including obtaining financial records and retrieving all data to identify all involved parties and tracing missing witnesses.”