Wednesday, September
17, 2025 - Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has sounded the alarm over
organized cartels allegedly trafficking children into forced street vending
within the city’s Central Business District (CBD).
Speaking during a radio interview on September 17th,
2025, Sakaja revealed disturbing details about criminal syndicates exploiting
minors, including a case involving a 13-year-old Burundian boy who was
assaulted while selling groundnuts.
Sakaja said the boy was part of a network that demanded
monthly payments of Ksh 2,000 from trafficked children, with handlers based in
Kawangware controlling their movements and earnings.
“I took him in to care for him, but he couldn’t return to
school - he didn’t understand English,” Sakaja explained.
Adding: "I'm also trying to get the street families a better
life.”
“I'm collaborating with the Kenya National Police and the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs because some families and children are not even
Kenyan.”
The Governor emphasized that the issue goes beyond local
street families and requires coordination with national and foreign agencies.
“This is not just about removing street families. It’s a
security and diplomatic issue,” he said.
Sakaja’s revelations come amid his broader crackdown on
informal vending in the CBD.
He linked the uncontrolled mushrooming of tent structures to
deeper issues of urban disorder and exploitation.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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