Govt Moves to Curb Risk of Rescued Trafficked Kenyans Bringing Online Scams Back Home
Mudavadi claims that Kenyans who have received training in online fraud and digital manipulation may attempt to replicate these operations upon their return to Kenya...
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The Kenyan government has expressed concern that citizens rescued from cybercrime networks abroad are returning home and establishing similar online scam operations. This follows intelligence reports indicating some repatriated individuals are complicit in these criminal networks.
- Over 400 Kenyans have been lured to countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar for forced labor and online scamming.
- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi highlighted that some victims are not innocent and may replicate scams in Kenya.
- Since July 2022, the Kenyan embassy in Bangkok has repatriated nearly 500 victims.
- Kenya plans a nationwide awareness campaign and will open a new embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, to strengthen its diplomatic presence.
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