The BBC has denied allegations by the Kenyan government that it paid or coached interviewees for its documentary, 'Madams: Exposing Kenya’s Child Sex Trade', which details child trafficking in Maai Mahiu.

• The BBC Africa Eye investigation is described as an "important piece of public interest journalism."
• Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen alleged that some women in the documentary falsified their ages for perceived financial gain.
• The BBC handed over evidence from its investigation, including perpetrator and victim identities, to Kenyan police in March 2025.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has claimed that the BBC Eye documentary, "MADAMS: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade," might be flawed, alleging subjects were promised substantial payments and benefits to participate. He stated that ministry investigations suggest some witnesses fabricated their age and connections for monetary gain.

• Murkomen appeared before Parliament on Wednesday, August 13, to discuss the documentary's legitimacy.
• Four women allegedly disclosed that BBC contacted them to find vulnerable girls for a fictitious foreign sponsorship programme.
• Murkomen claims the two women portrayed as child traffickers were promised significant sums and have since relocated to unknown locations, urging the exposé to be considered fake.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has accused the BBC of fabricating parts of its Mai Mahiu child sex trafficking documentary, stating some women falsified their ages to fit the narrative. Police investigations found several interviewees lied about being minors to receive a promised sponsorship from the BBC crew.

• Murkomen claims the documentary's purpose was compromised by falsified accounts from interviewees.
• The Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit deployed after the program aired, interviewing 14 witnesses.
• Witnesses claimed BBC journalists promised "substantial payments and lifestyle benefits" for access to girls, while investigators say the BBC specifically sought underage girls for sex work.