PREMIUM Tracing the hidden routes used by Kenya’s child-trafficking networks Recruiters exploit poverty and pressure to move children into exploitation. Counties Just now Listen

It may be a message on Facebook, a promise of money or M-Pesa payment for transport, an offer that, to a child growing up in a struggling household, can sound less like a trap than an escape.

An orphan may be promised shelter and care, while a child fleeing FGM or forced marriage may be offered safety, education or relocation.

Summary Article Related What you need to know: A school dropout may be promised a job, while a child from a poor household may be offered employment or sponsorship.