Police in Njoro sub-county have rescued 67 girls from a house in Bondeni where they were reportedly being held as they awaited travel to Gulf states and other overseas countries for employment.
According to Citizen TV reports, the raid was prompted by a distress call from one of the girls, according to Njoro Sub-County Police Commander Nelson Koech.
The rescued girls reported being confined at the house for several months, during which they were allegedly assaulted and threatened whenever they asked about their travel arrangements.
They were also forced to live in overcrowded and unhygienic conditions, with complaints of bedbug infestations, flies, and strong foul odors.
Njoro Agency Operations and Legal Concerns
Authorities said the house had been operating under a foreign employment agency that facilitated overseas job placements, though some of its licenses had expired in December 2025.
Following the rescue, police ordered the immediate closure of the facility. Lawyers representing the agency have indicated they intend to challenge the closure in court.
Addressing the TV, a human rights lawyer in Nakuru town confirmed that this is the first instance of torture complaints at the facility.
The lawyer urged victims to come forward and make statements, emphasizing the need for arrests and trials to hold those responsible accountable. “It is wrong to make blanket statements,” the lawyer said, noting that anyone subjected to abuse should report it to enable legal action.
“First time, there was a complaint about torture. Who is threatening them? I am a human rights lawyer in this town. In fact, I would be at the forefront fighting for them. If there is anyone who’s been subjected to torture, for a fact, they should come out and make statements,” he said.
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On March 5, the Kenya Police Service announced that, acting on a tip-off, officers conducted an operation in Ruai, Nairobi, where they discovered and rescued 70 victims, who had been locked inside a house by a suspected human trafficking syndicate.
The group included 66 Ethiopians and 4 Eritreans, who police say were being smuggled through Kenya on their way to another country. Police arrested one Kenyan suspect believed to be involved in the trafficking network.
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The 2024 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, which looked at patterns from 2019 to 2023, showed that traffickers still use Kenya as a passageway for moving vulnerable migrants across the region.
The UNODC report also revealed that more than 2,000 trafficking victims were identified across East Africa in 2024.
Many of these victims were moved through Kenya as they tried to travel to Europe or the Middle East in search of jobs. Unfortunately, many later discovered that the job offers were fake and part of trafficking schemes.
