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.