BBC defends a documentary about eye in Africa about children’s sex trading after the claims of “hoax”

BBC defended its Investigation of children’s sexual exploitation In Kenya, after the government called it a “hoax”.

Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Kipchumbumus Murcomend, Minister of Internal Affairs, called the documentary “fake because people who were interviewed were not minors.”

Mr. Murcomend added that the victims interviewed by the BBC Africa Eye “pose as children.”

The BBC says that it was clear in the documentary that the interviewees were adults who told “the experience of abuse when they were minors.”

Has added that the investigation of the eyes in Africa was “an important public interest of journalism”.

Mr. Murcome also claimed that the BBC promised a “financial award” to the participants.

The statement of the television company emphasized that the victims were not offered a financial incentive to share their history.

“None of the participants of this film was paid for clarity, offered payment or” trained “.

The statement added that in March this year, the BBC provided evidence of an investigation into the Kenyan police.

The BBC continued many times to protect the children. In April, two women who were exhibited by the authorities were shown.

The BBC police have reported that measures would be taken, especially for the rescue of children.

In the speech of Mr. Murcomen, in the parliament, he defended the record of the Kenya government to protect children, saying that cases of minors were needed “seriously”.

There was also a criticism from the Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Vetangul, who stated that the purpose of the documentary was “Birch” of Kenya.

BBC investigation that was published on August 4 and still received More than a million views on YouTube.

Two different women were shown that you are deliberately and illegally trading minors for sex.

BBC shots caught a woman who calls herself Nemburs, laughing as she says, “They’re still children, so it’s easy to manipulate them, just giving them goodies.

“Prostitution is a monetary crop in Maay Mahiu; truckers mostly feed him. And here’s how we benefit. It is normalized in Maay Mahiu,” the woman explained, adding that she had one girl as 13 years old for six months.

The film has identified criminals against children as well as victims who needed urgent assistance.

Following the documentary, the Director of the State Persian has informed the criminal investigation directorate to investigate the issue.

The BBC noted with concern that the survivors of the abuse that contributed to the film were interviewed by investigators by the Kenya Criminal Investigation Office without a legal representation.

The BBC confirmed that none of the survivors surveyed participated in the secret investigation itself.

Both women who were exposed were not detained. Mr. Murcomend said they were not found.