A recent US report, the 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, indicates that Kenya remains a significant hub for human trafficking, despite making "significant efforts" to combat the crime. The report places Kenya on Tier 2, citing progress but also highlighting critical shortcomings in meeting minimum standards for elimination.

• Kenyan authorities investigated 42 new trafficking cases and secured 21 convictions in the past year, a substantial increase from 2023.
• The government identified 195 victims, including 154 Kenyans exploited abroad, and opened its first partially state-run shelter for survivors.
• Despite these gains, the report notes minimal protection services for adults, persistent allegations of official complicity, and the continued exploitation of Kenyans by fraudulent labor recruiters, particularly in Saudi Arabia, where 274 Kenyan workers have died over the past five years.