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Viewing cable 06NAIROBI4841, KENYA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT

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06NAIROBI4841 2006-11-13 11:51 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Nairobi
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UNCLAS NAIROBI 004841 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
LONDON AND PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG KE
SUBJECT: KENYA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT 
 
REF: STATE 174958 
 
1.  Summary:  Kenya has made minimal progress in its efforts 
to combat trafficking in persons (TIP), but there are 
ambitious plans for the near future.  Senior GOK officials 
acknowledge the gravity  of the TIP problem in Kenya, and 
have expressed support for the establishment of a Steering 
Committee to develop a National Plan of Action and to 
coordinate anti-trafficking efforts.  The Ministry of Home 
Affairs has taken the lead in organizing and coordinating 
activities at the district level, but these activities have 
yet to bear the full hoped-for harvest.  End Summary. 
 
Recent Arrests, Investigations, 
or Prosecutions of Traffickers 
------------------------------- 
 
2.  In August, two police officers were suspended from duty 
over a suspected child trafficking syndicate operating 
between Kenya and Uganda.  However, the officers were 
reinstated to active duty pending disciplinary action from 
Police Headquarters, which has yet to be meted out.  The 
officers, based at Endebess Police Station in Trans-Nzoia, 
were interdicted after they allegedly helped a suspected 
child trafficker escape from custody.  The suspect was 
subsequently re-arrested on August 27 trying to sneak an 
allegedly stolen child to Uganda.  We are still trying to 
discover the fate of the alleged trafficker and will 
follow-up with any such information via septel. 
 
Tracking Anti-trafficking Law Enforcement Efforts 
Throughout the Country 
--------------------------------------------- ---- 
 
3.  The Kenya Police Service (KPS) has been working on 
tracking trafficking cases in the coast region, especially in 
Mombasa, and in the Rift Valley, but there is still no 
evidence of a comprehensive countrywide coordinated effort. 
A lack of awareness of human trafficking-related issues among 
law enforcement officials throughout Kenya continues to 
severely undermine the KPS's ability to properly identify and 
track human trafficking cases. 
 
Steps to Establish a National TIP Working Group 
National Plan of Action 
--------------------------------------------- --- 
 
4.  The various ministries and government departments with 
TIP-related responsibilities expressed strong support for the 
development of a National TIP Steering Committee.  The 
International Organization for Migration (IOM) has funding to 
support the establishment of the Committee, the National 
Action Plan, and training for implementation, with the 
Ministry of Home Affairs taking the lead role for the GOK. 
IOM has hosted several large stakeholders' meetings, and 
Government agencies are currently determining which one 
should convene the initial meeting.  Post has, in conjunction 
with IOM, offered to facilitate the first such meeting, 
preferably before end of December 2006. 
 
Status of the Human Trafficking Unit 
------------------------------------ 
 
5.  No further information has been forthcoming about the 
operational effectiveness of the Human Trafficking Unit 
(HTU).  Minimal efforts have been taken to strengthen its 
anti-trafficking efforts.  Among the items to be addressed at 
the planned government inter-ministerial meeting is the 
proposal to make the HTU accountable to the National Steering 
Committee. 
 
Efforts to Enforce the Code of Conduct 
-------------------------------------- 
 
6.  The Kenya Hotel Owners Association, Coast Branch, 
recently told Ambassador Ranneberger that the majority of all 
Coast hotels had signed the ECPAT Code of Conduct against 
child sex tourism (CST).  However, the hotels in Malindi, 
which is one of the centers for CST, have not yet signed up. 
It is envisaged that the Code of Conduct will also be 
presented to hotels in Nairobi as well as hotels in other 
Kenyan towns.  Private beach cottages and villas in Malindi, 
which have been suspected of conducting underhand businesses, 
have now been forced to obtain hotel licenses and are subject 
to examination by government inspectors. 
 
Embassy Procedures to Assist Suspected Trafficking Victims 
--------------------------------------------- ------------- 
 
7.  Embassy officials plan to refer any suspected trafficking 
victims we may become aware of to civil society organizations 
providing various forms of assistance to trafficking victims. 
 Additionally, we will inform the relevant Kenyan government 
authorities of the alleged trafficking case and work with 
them to ensure an investigation is conducted. 
 
Forthcoming TIP Legislation and Awareness 
----------------------------------------- 
 
8.  The Trafficking in Persons Bill drafted by NGOs is now 
being re-drafted at the Attorney General's Office.  Although 
the Attorney General's office assured a recent meeting of the 
NGO TIP Network that the Bill would be ready by the end of 
the year, this seems unlikely given the numerous other 
crucial bills that are in queue for discussion by Parliament. 
 
9.  The Kenyan media, especially the government-owned Kenya 
Broadcasting Corporation, has reported cases of suspected 
human trafficking.  One such recent case involves a female 
worker who had been held illegally in Saudi Arabia, and who 
managed to return to the country in October.  We plan to 
support civil society to conduct national and community-level 
awareness-raising activities through radio, print materials, 
and community workshops. 
 
10.  We have attended training sessions for journalists with 
the aim of increasing both the quantity and quality of local 
coverage of trafficking-related issues.  The results are very 
encouraging, as there has been a marked improvement in 
reporting TIP matters.  Post continues to cooperate with 
civil society in advocacy and follow up for the enactment of 
counter trafficking legislation that was presented to the 
Attorney General's Chambers in May 2006.  Post hopes to 
continue its support for specialized training targeting 
police, judiciary, immigration officials, and health workers. 
 
 
Ambassador Hosts Anti-TIP Forum 
------------------------------- 
 
11.  On November 13, 2006, Ambassador Ranneberger hosted a 
forum for key foreign donors and potential donors who deal 
with TIP matters to discuss priorities, strategies, and areas 
for collaboration to advocate for sustained Kenyan government 
action to combat TIP in Kenya.  The Embassy representatives 
and international organizations agreed to establish a working 
group to coordinate and focus their efforts with GOK agencies 
and NGOs. 
RANNEBERGER