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KENYA’S CONSTITUTION AND CHILD TRAFFICKING AS A SECURITY THREAT
KENYA’S CONSTITUTION AND CHILD TRAFFICKING AS A SECURITY THREAT

Author(s): J. Kassilly, Kennedy Onkware, L.T. Maito, Elijah Onyango Standslause Odhiambo, W. A. Oboka
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Regional Department of Defense Resources Management Studies
Keywords: Child Trafficking; Kenyan Constitution; International Law

Summary/Abstract: Human trafficking also referred to as modern-day slavery is seen as a security threat. Traditional security approaches to human trafficking call for analysis of trafficking as a threat to the Kenyan state and to Kenya’s control of its borders. Traditional security analyses of trafficking emphasize border security, migration controls, and international law enforcement cooperation. This article discusses three forms of child trafficking: sexual exploitation, forced labor and child soldiers and argues that the newly promulgated Kenyan constitution in chapter three on citizenship has a provision that can be interpreted as encouraging child trafficking.

  • Issue Year: 3/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 75-88
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English
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