2 arrested in connection with online solicitation involving minors
Two people have been arrested in connection with online solicitation involving minors in Mombasa.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the two were marketing their children on a dating site, where they were posting sexually explicit images of the minors for monetary compensation.
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“A team of detectives drawn from the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit (AHTCPU) and DCI Changamwe has arrested two suspects in Mombasa for the alleged exploitation and online solicitation of minors,” DCI said in a statement on July 14, 2025.
Sexual exploitation
“Acting on intelligence leads, officers apprehended 41-year-old Regina Kauli Munyoki, who was reportedly using a dating site “AfroIntroductions” operated by Cupid Media, to market her three children—aged 13, 7, and 4 (two girls and one boy)—for sexual exploitation.”
“Investigations revealed that Regina was generating income by sharing sexually explicit content involving her children and offering them to interested clients in exchange for money,” the statement read.
While the woman in the case is out on bond, DCI states that her husband is in custody awaiting his day in the dock on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
Defilement of minor
“Disturbingly, it was further established that her husband, 52-year-old Isaiah Owala Gura, had been repeatedly defiling their 13-year-old daughter since she was just 11. Thanks to forensic leads, the suspects were swiftly trailed and apprehended,” DCI notes
“Both suspects have since been arraigned before the Mombasa Law Courts, where Regina was granted a bond of Sh1 million, with two sureties of the same amount. Meanwhile, Isaiah remains in custody at Shazu Prisons, awaiting a bond ruling scheduled for tomorrow, July 15, 2025.”
The incident comes barely a year after Chief Justice Martha Koome launched a bench book aimed at combating the trafficking of persons for sexual exploitation.
In a statement shared on her X account on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, Koome highlighted the severity of the trafficking of persons for sexual exploitation, noting that it’s the most atrocious of violations of human rights.
“Trafficking in persons, particularly for sexual exploitation, represents one of the most heinous violations of human rights. It predominantly affects women and girls, who are lured, coerced, and forced into situations of exploitation that strip them of their dignity and freedom,” she said.
The book aims to improve the comprehension of this heinous crime among all judicial officers and justice participants.
It details the components of trafficking for sexual exploitation and clarifies the legal and evidentiary difficulties frequently encountered in these cases.
