FORCED TO BEG: Tanzania's Trafficked Kids - BBC Africa Eye documentary
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2022
- Impoverished families in Tanzania are being tricked into giving up their disabled children by human traffickers. Promised a better life, the children are instead smuggled into Kenya and forced to beg, often for years.
Africa Eye goes undercover to expose the traffickers trading in human misery and helps one young victim escape his captors.
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Credits:
Reporter - Njeri Mwangi
Tanzanian Journalist - Florence Majani
Executive Producer - Seamus Mirodan
Edit Producer - Dickon Le Marchant
Producer - Kassim Mohamed, Hussein Mohamed
Director - Pete Murimi & Elijah Kanyi
Film Editor - John Moratiel
Camera - Elijah Kanyi, Pete Murimi, James Gitungo
Drone Operator - Nick Wambugu
Production Manager - Simon Frost
Graphics - Medioto
Reversioning Producers - Anna Payton, Izzy Fleming
Impact Producer - Courtney Bembridge
Digital Producer - Tamasin Ford
Social Media Producer - Anusha Kumar
Online Editor - Chris Stott
Sound Mix - Jez Spencer
Colourist - Boyd Nagle
Production Coordinators - Charlotte Fraser, Max Murrain
Translator - Tina Robi
Africa Eye Editor - Tom Watson
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🚨 UPDATE: Disabled man convicted after this #BBCAfricaEye investigation into trafficking of disabled people in Kenya - and faces a fine of 30,000,000 Kenyan shillings ($242,000) or 30 years in prison ➡ bbc.in/3IXX2sV
This is a great win Njeri!!!
I wanna be part of your team this is good news
This was excellent investigative journalism. I have a form of paralysis, waist down, but I could tell the boy needed a Dr and in pain. Most people don't realize there's pain with some forms of paralysis. This just killed me. Broke my heart. Im half way through,, I'm hoping the boy gets home.I think trafficking awareness in those poorest areas would help. Makes me so mad as a disabled person and mom. I cried at the end. You did such a great job.
Good!!!
Is there a way I can sponsor Farah please 🙏🏽
The look on Fara’s face when his mother said she didn’t have a place for him completely broke my heart. She didn’t seem to care any more about him than the traffickers. I would like to see her and the traffickers punished. These children didn’t ask to be born and do not deserve to be repeatedly failed by everyone around them.
YES, and THIS boy is going to grow up doing GREAT THINGS for others; He's truly , been there done that, and he will not forget.
I'm sure some of US VIEWERS will be happy to hear that someday this mother suffers from REGREAT someday too?
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavours. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator?
"A Wretch Like Me"
Fred Gold & LyndaFaye
utube.
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My thoughts too, I was heart broken too, Fara looks sad..I thought the mother didn't seem excited..May God bless and str Fara
The mother didn't seem to care, na anamwambia itakua usumbufu, that broke my heart so so bad
@@frankkyando5539 our Swahili and the one from TZ differs. If you read the captions, she meant it will be a challenge having him as she is living in a remote area far from facilities that could assist him. She promises to organise herself so he can eventually reunite with her and the rest of her family. The nexus between poverty and disability is clear in this story. A poor family with a child with disability will more likely than not fall further into poverty. He is being helped and will probably have more access to services that will improve his ability to become more self-reliant than if he went back to his mother.
this woman is a GOD GIVEN GIFT TO THE WORLD.......GREAT JOB
yes she is
Huyu ni bibi ya boniface mwangi
She is doing the Lord's work 🙌🏻 🙏🏻
@@felixmilome yap
YES, and THIS boy is going to grow up doing GREAT THINGS for others; He's truly , been there done that, and he will not forget.
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavours. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator?
"A Wretch Like Me"
Fred Gold & LyndaFaye
utube.
The journalist is super. But I also want to really appreciate that investigator woman. Wow she took a real risk. Bravo women. You make us all proud
I cried with tears of joy when Fara recognized his mother. However, my joy turned into sorrow when I realized that the mother didn't want anything to do with him. All he wanted was to get reunited with his mother. My heart is broken.
Credit to the journalist with her crew. Enough internet for today.
Me too😢 my heart broke so bad for him💔💔💔
If he brought money that would make her happy
Nope. You are wrong. The mother wants him back but fears for his ability to live a comfortable life deep in the forest where she lives and suggests that she will look for an alternative and better land that can be better for his condition to survive. Hope they have since re united
So sad that most of these kids are not kidnapped but essentially sold or even given away by their own parents.
Yeah the people controlling were disabled too, like a dysfunctional symbiotic system that they just blame the older cripples for the failing of all
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavours. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator?
"A Wretch Like Me"
Fred Gold & LyndaFaye
utube.
No amount of poverty excuse parents who sell their children.
Classic african behavior
@@mariogarcia2778as if you and your Mexican and South American cartels aren’t responsible for the largest sexual slavery system on earth today mr Garcia 🤔
This is way beyond exploitation. This is just evil in the purest form. We've lost our humanity. Absolutely disgusting to watch.
Evil is real.
Our leaders have lost a plot
You're absolutely right...😞😞😞💔💔💔💔...
@@rekebishatanzania4963These individuals have simply chosen to do evil.
😢
This woman was Heaven sent! She's very diligent and committed to her work. Bless her and keep her safe. The way those people are treated is despicable. Keep doing what you do.
@@zeik04 sources to back it up?
@@zeik04 i looked at your channel, and comments you post, and the last 10 videos you watched had men and women of color and you left some racist comment. That is beyond pathetic.
@@rebekahlikesmusic2723 He must have taken the videos down. I couldn't find them.
@@joefranks2356 yeah, looks like they were taken down. What a coward.
@@joefranks2356 he commented almost the same exact same thing on like 10 other videos about the black people just "listening to their white bosses" and things of that nature
I honestly cannot believe the lengths Njeri Mwangi went to tracing back Fara's family, and especially the sadness in her face when the trafficker's name is recognized. You can only imagine what she feels and goes through everyday through getting this story - from seeing the many disabled people at the bus stage, to having to only settle on one to focus on, to being bold to involve the police (honestly that could go either way), to seeing the big picture in the stroy... big, big, ups Njeri!!!!! I wish we could rally behind you on such stories!!
Looking at how fara acted while being rescued, it's clear the dude was traumatized and had lost trust in people, until when he was seen working. That smile was genuine and came from the heart. Good stuff right here....
Indeed. I noticed that too
This is a great move, I share a similar case that I rescued in 2013, The victim open up and I was able to assist. I took him for a therapist and he was able to walk again by God's grace. I did home school and later took him to formal school. To shorten the story he did well in kcpe secured a scholarship with a local bank. He is currently in form two and he is best in his class.
God 🙏🙏 bless you
God bless your soul
Wow...That's so kind of you
Thank You Sir, Only GOD IN HEAVEN will reward you 🙏
Good bless you 🙏
I see these kids on the streets of Nairobi everyday. I will look at them differently from now on. Farahs mum never wanted him - not before the kidnapping and not now after 10 years. I am just in tears and I am angry that people can be this cruel and get to live in this world.
This brought tears to my eyes. She must win an award for her journalism.
Very sad. The disabled gentleman found out that being humble was the only hope to survive this ordeal. He kept his cool even when he was tortured by Zengo and his gang. It is not like he had any options though, but you can see Faith and humbleness in his eyes. Who knows what lies ahead for him? The future could yet be blurry. Bless him lord
Or he could die because of the torture.
THIS boy is going to grow up doing GREAT THINGS for others; He's truly , been there done that, and he will not forget.
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavours. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator?
"A Wretch Like Me"
Fred Gold & LyndaFaye
utube.
This lady is a hero, it's re-assuring to know that there is still good in this wicked world
This lady is working so hard.. May God protect her from all evils
Fara's mother doesn't really seem sincere on her wanting Fara back home. She is reluctant to let him go back home and Fara senses this rejection. His reaction is just saddening.
Exactly my thoughts and what I felt… she doesn’t seem excited at all. I don’t understand how a mother wouldn’t feel excitement from seeing her long lost son
My dear Farah, your spirit has been broken , your soul whisking away, but still you put on a smile , you're a hero. My hero.words to praise you fail me I love you Farah 😢😢
This is actually the second documentary I'm seeing from this journalist. She does great work. It was absolutely gut-wrenching to see how the disabled are taken and exploited for the gain of others. I would like to think there's a special place in hell for them. Persons with disabilities are human beings as well. They aren't perfect the way the world isn't perfect, but they would like to go about their lives as normal as possible too. I speak from experience. Is that how we're seen? As dollar signs? As subhuman, to be beaten, starved and maltreated? We're human beings! Though the subjects of this investigation were arrested, more still needs to be done. Let's not forget, one day that could be us with the disability.
She's the one who did Kenya's baby stealers she's very good
Complementary couple together with husband they've done alot.
@@MapaloYuzya_1508 yea. i wish all of us could have such a heart for humanity
Nairobi streets are awash with these humble beings. It is extremely sad
@@kennoreje6083 I had tried this thing with authorities in 2016-2017 but it is huge thing. Till I saw some being dropped by a Mercedes Benz I realized it's bigger than I am . It powerful cartel . I decided to let go.
When they dragged zengo out his house aggressively, I actually got my first smile during the entire documentary.
😅
😂😂 you are "wicked "
the reporter needs a world recognition.. since i saw the child trafficking in Nairobi and then this all i can say is God bless you so much for your work.
i thought we live in post slavery but my goodness 🤦..
You can tell Farah's mother doesn't want him back. Even Farah himself looks disappointed by his mother's response. I doubt being taken to his mother will end his woes. Fara's mother sold him to slavery knowingly and see's himas a burden.
I was about to say it..... till I found this comment
Very sad!
Yes I noticed that too
Yeah he might get sold again the place he is at probably better :(
I saw the hurt and worry in his eyes and face when he said that he wanted to come home and she said it's not a good thing right 💔 now.my heart broke 💔 just hearing her say that. They haven't seen him in 10 years, so sad on so many levels 😢.
It's so sad that we keep on ignoring this fact. Action has to be taken as not everyone is lucky to be rescued like Farah. You guys did a good job. Keep it up.
What's the government, and the committee doing, for the downtrodden exploitating them? Not fair at all...
Shit u can donate to me not all poor people live overseas
@@birdyelke775 To be honest no one cares. The whole system is corrupted.
The smile on Fara's face when he's working in his new found home melt my heart ayayayayayayayaya
What the hell happened to humanity. Cheers to this reporter for an amazing work.
I felt even sadder that Farah's mom didn't seem particularly excited to reunite. She found reason not to have him just yet when all he really wanted was to go back home to his mom.
me too that totally broke my heart..i expected tears of joy from the mother😪
So true.....one might think otherwise of her.
What fara's mother does not understand is that she will keep suffering utill she embraces fara that's just the law of the universe
Thought I was the only one of the same opinion. The mother is very coldhearted she doesn't deserve to be called a mother
Faraha needs an "attitude adjustment!"
The video right before this one, luring young ladies to INDIA is equally as disturbing :"Imported For my Body"...
YES, and THIS boy is going to grow up doing GREAT THINGS for others; He's truly , been there done that, and he will not forget.
I'm sure some of US VIEWERS will be happy to hear that someday this mother suffers from REGREAT someday too?
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavours. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator?
I wish Farah would just stay here in Kenya and get someone who would take care of him..his family is not ready for him
Yes. It's disturbing my mind still!!
@@alfredgathoni4351 njeri mwangi MANY OF US WOuLD LIKE TO donate DIRECTLY to you and your efforts! HOW can we do that ?
The REAL Police are probably overwhelmed?
Maybe God will step in and do HIS WORK on some of these "attitudes."
Faraha 's MOTHER needs an "attitude adjustment!" LIKE TO SEE HER defend herself on FRONTLINE or a National TV .
The video right before this one, luring young ladies to INDIA is equally as disturbing :"Imported For my Body"...
YES, and THIS boy is going to grow up doing GREAT THINGS for others; He's truly , been there done that, and he will not forget.
I'm sure some of US VIEWERS will be happy to hear that someday this mother suffers from REGREAT someday too?
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavors. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator? The "term" trafficking has become so "commonly" utilized and often for the wrong situations. we can SEE the meaning in this video, and it's UGLY.
( "A Wretch Like Me")
you tube; Fred Gold * LyndaFaye
This sister is truly amazing. This was a very good documentary, and so much needed. As a disabled journalist from norway, it’s breaks my heart too see my community suffer so much.
Kushe my Salone fambul. Hope you are doing well.
Without this lady those poor souls wil never have been rescued this woman is gold !!
I always knew something was fishy about these kids begging in the streets. it's inhumane and disgusting to see the same people who were to take care of those kids are seeing them as a means of earning money through them
I wonder why they have decided to break this story now because people have been talking about this issue for a long time. Most people are aware that these kids are being brought by someone it's just that we never knew who specifically
YES, and THIS boy is going to grow up doing GREAT THINGS for others; He's truly , been there done that, and he will not forget.
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavours. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator?
"A Wretch Like Me"
Fred Gold & LyndaFaye
utube.
That's how our Ancestors were used Slave Labor 😭😭🙏
I can't believe Faroe's mother doesn't want his son back home after 10 full years. Some people don't deserve having kids. You bring someone into this world so that they can suffer like that. If I'm in poverty I better suffer together with my child next to me and give them love at least even if I can't give them everything they need. The presence of a mother is very important .
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It’s heartbreaking, that woman needed money from her own son 😢
@@Jane-ie7gx from her disabled son.
So heartbreaking! I was shuttered by her answer when her son said he wants to come home.
So sad, Farah's mom seems not happy with her son's return. Maybe she had written him off and now the 'burden' is coming back. I feel Farah may be safer at the rescue center, than back at home.
Power of media! Thanks for you hard work to tell this despicable story. Great work!
I cannot understand how you can give away your child to just any stranger....more so a vulnerable disabled child... poverty is the worst curse ever ....God bless these children and protect them. But I was expecting the boys mum would be overwhelmed....she instead says don't come now...😭...just broke my heart....and when he said he doing well...I just cried so so much....
China has a remedy for that.
The video right before this one, luring young ladies to INDIA is equally as disturbing :"Imported For my Body"...
YES, and THIS boy is going to grow up doing GREAT THINGS for others; He's truly , been there done that, and he will not forget.
I'm sure some of US VIEWERS will be happy to hear that someday this mother suffers from REGREAT someday too?
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavors. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator?
It's the look on Fara's face when the mum said she doesn't have a place for him to go and he has to wait. That broke my heart, it's like the mum wasn't even happy to see him or that he's alive 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭
Very sad but unfortunately true. Most people, especially in the developing world, have negative attitudes towards disabilities and most likely his mother sold him for a few pennies and doesn't care about him.
It broke my heart too 🥹, what kind of a mother does this …she will keep suffering until she dies if she doesn’t do right by his son
Some people honestly🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Are u the one who will be living and taking care of Fara on a daily basis?
the village life is not easy, the centre Farah currently is living, is better for him.
He would not be able to have the care he is getting if he moved back without his family being prepared, the road safety and structures in remote areas is not suited to wheelchair users....the list goes on. And how is his mother to afford his care needs? Poverty is merciless, it doesn't give you many options as u may have when u have money, poverty forces you to be realistic and as heartless as the mother may come across..you guys are not the ones who will have to deal with the harsh realities of taking care of Fara.
Ako porini (in the wild /forest) but that's no excuse
yup
I'm in tears watching this..I hope one day these people will get to reunite with their families. That is my prayer everyday.God is always watching over them.
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Minister for security where is he?This is his job.
This Woman Deserves Noble Price she is great woman took Risk her life ... God Bless you...
Look at Fara working so hard at the end 🥰😘 I hope he gets to go home soon 💜
This is one of the most heart wrenching exposes I've watched and moved to tears....Am actually touched by the way our disabled children and citizens are exploited..
This journalist deserves an award apart from doing her work she's compassionate to the point of connecting Farah to his family back in Tanzania...
wow!! May God reward you Njeri.
John, we don’t say we ‘are touched’ by bad things.
It is a phrase only used when the heart has been warmed.
YES, and THIS boy is going to grow up doing GREAT THINGS for others; He's truly , been there done that, and he will not forget.
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavours. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator?
"A Wretch Like Me"
Fred Gold & LyndaFaye
utube.
yes the do deserve an ward i mean tracking down someone without a number
my credit to the investigative journalist's & her Crew they really did a marvelous Job. 👍
This woman is a hero
Wow I just watched on Kenya's local TV channels those traffickers jailed for 30 years... Thank you our heroine girl for exposing & fighting those inhumane thugs. Asante sana our champion heroine super woman...
Farah's mom is no better than the traffickers. Feels like her son is a burden. Shame.
My thoughts too which is extremely sad
I’m really proud of the journalist, she revealed the truth and opened our eyes. Thank you .
This is one of the most heart breaking documentaries I have ever seen💔😭. We live in a wicked society. How can people take advantage of young and vulnerable individuals?
We spoil our disabled people in the West by comparison!
But it wasn’t always so.
150 years ago our countries were less honourable is this regard.
So it is possible, but there must be the will for change.
Maybe if some company could take up the case for showing how they can be contributing members of society, the stigma of a disabled child would diminish.
WE in America, don't really realize what the WORD " TRAFFICKING" actually means; it' s throw around under the wrong circumstances so often?The video right before this one, luring young ladies to INDIA is equally as disturbing :"Imported For my Body"...
YES, and THIS boy is going to grow up doing GREAT THINGS for others; He's truly , been there done that, and he will not forget.
I'm sure some of US VIEWERS will be happy to hear that someday this mother suffers from REGREAT someday too?
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavours. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator?
@@lyndaphillips5006 my dear even you give them pills they will not Take it..cause some they used the children to MAKE money..so do not donate anything...they live as they KNOWS you can CHANGE their mentality THIRD world
This documentary deserves an award winning
So sad😥
These story has been told so many times by Kenya media for years. Nothing new.
See the power of story telling. Such a powerful documentary. Thank you to these two amazing powerful journalists for being the superwomen and wonder women they are. You made a difference and May God bless you both. This is beyond disgusting. Thank God for saving Fara and the other innocent victims.
I honestly didn't know such things existed. I have learned alot from BBC eye
That was so powerful. Thank you to the journalist and her assistants for cracking down this network and raising awareness on this issue
GOD BLESS YOU MA'AM. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. GOD IS GONNA REWARD YOU. LOVE FROM 🇿🇼
What an evil mother, she don’t want him home bc she’s only as bad as those men! I hope someone helps the disabled like this very calm sweetheart here.
and perhaps this points to an even bigger issue: that some families are 'ashamed' to have disabled persons. that is why they are given away so easily.
that's also a fact,it's an African problem 😢
@@vickyjerutokwanyike9243 true. families disowning their own
They also may not have enough resources to provide adequate care for the children that's why the scheme works. They feel these people will be able to give them a better living situation than what they can provide. It's heartbreaking
@@mattnyamuda2234 valid point. Resources plus stigma surrounding disabled persons contribute. The people exploiting them are rotten to the core
@@vickyjerutokwanyike9243 yes, some parents are ashamed of the disabled kid, and place like Africa like of resources make it worse. You be surprised in developing countries some people with money don’t live with their disable kid, the put them in mental disability places even though they can afford to pay some one to watch them 24/7 very sad.
This is great journalism. It doesn’t get much lower than taking advantage of disabled children, and to be doing it on an industrial level like this is just unbelievably cruel. It’s so F’ing frustrating to see this! This woman is a great journalist and a great person for bringing this to the light. BBC Eye On Africa is doing a good job. These children deserve dignity and they deserve justice for what has been done to them. These human traffickers need to face accountability and the F’ing Kenyan and Tanzanian governments need to get off their a**es and do something about this.
Actually, there’s one rung lower on that ladder, deliberately mutilating/disabling an infant to create a beggar/source of income.
Vile people. I would put them down like rabid dogs.
This journalist is a brave woman 👏🏾
We need millions and millions of her.
I love the Kenyan lady reporter she got beautiful heart we need someone like her good job 👏
The fact that the police officer saw those minders wheeling the children across the street without any second glances, really shows how inhumane they are to their struggles…
Exactly they know what is going on and they just look the other way. Maybe they are being paid under the table.
These are dangerous cartels. I doubt those police earn much.
What is it there? 90% corruption? Worse than useless.
Very sad documentary... It shows the dehumanizing nature of poverty and how exploitation is aided by corruption. However the neighbors in the houses where these children live and are locked up know there is fishy business. The local elder and chief know. It is a knowing silence from many. Thanks for the work!
I have seen these beggars taken to Kariobangi but there is nothing much you can do. It happens in plain site where law enforcement see but look the other way. What can you do? Such an expose forces the relevant authority to action.
YES, and THIS boy is going to grow up doing GREAT THINGS for others; He's truly , been there done that, and he will not forget.
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavours. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator?
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I tried to hold myself but tears just rolled down while watching this😭😭
Njeri Mwangi thank you for your hard work and for saving a child who was crying for his or her mother. God bless you.
Wow, I couldn't hold back tears.... Thanks to this reporter for this Amazing investigation. I hope the Kenya government will do more to stop this after this incredible reporting.
I cried half of the video. This is beyond wickedness . Oh my God 🥺
Not only the Kenyan government but also the Tanzanian government too. They should stop it from the source
What are the TZ authorities doing about it? Kenyans even told Magufuli about it on a hashtag. Tanzania authorities are fully aware about this. It has been gong on for years, and it is not just children but adults too. Some even fake their disabilities ! Kenyans are generous and that is why this has become a lucrative business. Yet, Tanzanians are very hostile towards Kenyans. Even many pickpockets on Kenyan streets are Tanzanians. They are a menace really.
@@esem135 Na vile wao husema tuko na roho chafu aki🤔😭
This is the best documentary I’ve ever seen hands down thanks to this journalist omg getting to see the disabled being saved was everything . May God bless you
Oh my..I remember seeing this guy(the main trafficker) begging in town.. outside cooperative bank near bomb blast.
Since that was my daily route to work ,I would see his often. Enough to identify him from this documentary. One time I overheard him arguing with someone over the phone about iron sheets money he had sent for a house he was probably constructing...I remember feeling very proud of him..in my naive mind I thought he was such a hard worker...am shocked and distraught to know this is what he does...this was back in 2014..he probably got tired of begging in the streets and became a trafficker 💔
This has just shook me to the core the vulnerable people treated horrifically betrayed neglected exploited the most vulnerable of society to the Lady who sheds a light into this horrific trade she has my respect to do what she does and to put her life on the line it takes guts and courage and compassion
The Evil individuals who do this shame on you
Once left Work at UpperHill and tipped a Beggar 100/= outside Mlimani High Courts. Went to Westlands and later on a friend invited me for a drink in Eastlands went to a pub in Umoja. I found the same man I tipped at 12:00pm noon drinking in Umoja no longer a cripple but Merry Maker. That was my last day dishing money to beggars. Nowdays I rather count the street kids and walk them all to fast food in Town and buy them food.
This is way more journalism. What a great work she did!
Hope his life will get much better...
Well this one definitely deserves a Grammy, made me cry approaching the end... felt bad for fara
She didn't feel too badly for HIM, now did she ?
Maybe God will step in and do HIS WORK on some of these "attitudes."
Faraha 's MOTHER needs an "attitude adjustment!" LIKE TO SEE HER defend herself on FRONTLINE or a National TV .
The video right before this one, luring young ladies to INDIA is equally as disturbing :"Imported For my Body"...
YES, and THIS boy is going to grow up doing GREAT THINGS for others; He's truly , been there done that, and he will not forget.
I'm sure some of US VIEWERS will be happy to hear that someday this mother suffers from REGREAT someday too?
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavors. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator?
This girl is a hero!!!!
Africans enslaving the most less-fortunate among them. This story is sad and heart-wrenching. Unfortunately, this is just a drop in the ocean. Such cartels thrive in all the major towns in Kenya. Great Work NJERI MWANGI.
My prayer is that Tanzania and Kenya will Completely stop this, President Uhuru Kenyatta need to Shut this Down before he leaves Office this is a Disgrace for Humanity🙏
That mother doesn’t want her son home. His face when she said she didn’t have a place for him heartbreaking
Can we please get an update on the young man?
Thank you for your amazing work.
Oh Lord, this is the saddest documentary I have watched in a while! Thank you BBC and kudos to Njeri Mwangi, we humans we need to do better, this is pathetic. I always wondered how these disabled Tanzanian beggars made their way into Nairobi streets, now I know. Very inhuman! 😭😭😭
The video right before this one, luring young ladies to INDIA is equally as disturbing :"Imported For my Body"...
YES, and THIS boy is going to grow up doing GREAT THINGS for others; He's truly , been there done that, and he will not forget.
I'm sure some of US VIEWERS will be happy to hear that someday this mother suffers from REGREAT someday too?
HEART wrenching video; and THIS lady is a miracle worker; IF SHE were asking for donations to continue HER work, WE , so many of us would COMPLY...But we are so tired of seeing the SAME photos of the SAME little boy who was undernourished and being attached by flies that other producers continue to use! This lady ( is her name Njeri Mwangi?) deserves a medal for her investigations; what a great lady; God bless her for her heartfelt endeavours. But along with our donations WE would also like to send birth control pills to this "disabled boy's " mother; if she let traffickers take her son, then she should really be told to stop having more children too!? GIVE US THAT " ADDRESS" by which we could donate to this investigator?
Seeing this grows my dream of becoming a journalist and bring out these malicious acts in the country.......So young and innocent children😭😭😭😭😭😭
BBC congrats for outmasking this act.
This mother is cold towards her disabled son. For years he has longed to see her and she didn’t even seem happy to see him after so long. I would have to suffer in poverty with my child next to me because at least I would sure that he is loved above anything else. Such a cold and heartless response
I shed tears watching this, God bless you for the good work, it's just sickening how inhumane a human being can be.
As Kenyans to solve this...no giving even a single coin on the streets, we all encourage this evil through giving...let's instead buy them food and pap the business will be dead
I agree on this I do so sometimes,bt what will happen to them when they go back to those houses? Very sad situation here....
@@winniemwangisouth5346 if we stop giving it will be considered non-profit making but ukimpa ndio asipigwe the next day those devil's will be like we need more
As a parent you shouldn’t give up on your child like that. Also we need to watch out and help out vulnerable people, we’re so focused on our lives that we don’t know how lucky we are
Obviously no one should abandon their child.
No one who hasn’t been in such a dire situation should judge anyone who does either.
@@Threemore650 I will never get why some people have children knowing full well they cannot afford to care for them and then just give them away as if they mean nothing. The world's failing children. It is.
GOD bless this lady and her team for this they have done..............
Thank you sister for doing such a great job.
Farah's mother is acting like a mother who doesn't want her son. Living conditions are not enough to prevent your son from coming back home. She did not even look like she was happy to see him. My heart is breaking for that man. She would rather let him suffer away from them than at home with his family. She did not even bother to ask how the last 10 years have been for him. A mother's love should run much much deeper than that. I pray that this young man grows up to be very successful. Disability is not inability.
Nice observation, She really doesn't need Fara back home.. am still disturbed..
I wouldn't really judge her. She is also a victim in this situation remember. Poverty can make us do very despicable things to ourselves and one another. The true villains here are the traffickers and the complacent government officials who are watching this happening right under their nose.
She's heartless honestly. That really broke my heart .
Am equally convinced she doesn't want him home.She either feels he is a liability or ashamed of his state
NJERI YOU'RE A GENIUS ❤️
God bless you my sister. You are simply the best
This is powerful journalism!
I could not hold my tears back while watching this! The world we live in today, is so comfortable in showing cruelty and pure wickedness in the wide open. People are ruthless!!! The fact that these children are being abused by disabled people, it’s sickening!
A happy ending for Farah...I shed tears when njeri sat him up..wow mama Nate..God bless you.
But he looks disappointed as the mum seems to not want him back
How can Africans be treating one another like this especially the children,. This is crime against humanity. There looters should be caught, tried and jailed forever.
Yeah the parents selling their disabled child to a slave trafficker just for money. Glad the trafficker ripped them off.
Not jailed executed
I just started watching your video and I thank you and I send you lots of thoughts and prayers from Texas i cried so much when i saw Fara and when y'all rescued him and he talked to his mother my heart melted we need more and more people like you thank you and I send you and your crew and Fara and his family and all the children lots of thoughts and prayers and love
We are too cruel to our selves. My goodness!
Thank you BBC africa!
Njeri ...thanks so much for such an undercover journalistic skills.this is inhuman
So disappointed in Faras mother. She does not want her son. Her child wants to come home and all she cares about is that she's in the bush. I'm sure he does not mind where the family lives, as long as he is loved and he is with his family
Was surprised as well. "Niko porini" and yet you haven't seen your son in over a decade? Rubbish
Idk I think poverty has a way it changes the human brain, for survival
He's better off in the Board and Care Home she doesn't have the resources to take him in with his disabilities
@@ladymonacoofthebluepacific2571 True, the refuge is so home for him. I hope he stays there longer.
That part made me angry! I couldn’t believe her response.
This is an award winning piece..kudos Njeri Mwangi ..
I’m from portugal and I love Africa my heart breaks for these poor kids 😢😥😥😥I pray god keeps them safe away from these evil beings 🙏🙏
My heart goes out to you for doing this amazing investigation. My dear sister may God protect you and guide you and bless you 💕💕💕💗💗💗💗❤️👊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
It was tears all through, the social inequalities in Africa are just too many and the gap may never be closed. I just wish I could do something about it
Pray for them. Offer up prayers for them to be delivered from the slave masters and that this is stopped entirely. All things are possible with God in Christ Jesus !
Time to choose and vote for true leadership
I love it when something is truly done and followed through! These poor children it's sad and unfortunate.
One time in town I had to clean, change and feed one of the disabled kids that beg because I saw him crying in pain. He'd soiled himself. The minder tried to stop me but the people who noticed the boy's pain barred this helper from stopping me. The boy had wounds from burning of the feaces. They are treated like they are less human. All for money! How sick can humans be! I don't think this can stop soon but I surely hope that a stop is put to this madness!
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I like BBC Africa Eye and how you do good job guys. I almost watch all the videos of BBC Africa Eye .
Thanks for your hardwork and also for your perfect talents you use guys .
I am so happy Farah was rescued from these monsters! Great journalism BBC💞💞
You did a good job helping these vulnerable people.
That is why I would be heading to the East African countries of Kenya and Tanzania respectively not long from now after I am done with my class work to help these vulnerable souls..
Thank you for the good work Njeri.
It seems to me that both Zengo and Kamwe are Tanzanians, based on their names and dialect of Kiswahili. The police officer also pointed on Kamwe overstaying when he was checking his papers. They are both disabled too. Could it be a cycle of "slaves becoming masters"? What actions are the two governments taking to curb this inhumane act? What directive is given to the Kenyan citizens in order to help these kids get to safe spaces where they can grow and flourish? Unless the parents want them back, getting them back home may not be the best solution.
Yeah that was my first thought. I saw immediately zengo was disabled, and noticed as kamwe was limping around the apartment to get papers he was and he mentioned before the other town would think he was just a beggar as well, realized he was disabled as well. So this all just becomes an indictment of the systems and will to care for the disabled and poverty as well.
Kamwe is Tanzanian because the documents picked by police the is a Tanzanian temporary travel document
thank you so much for saving him. it was a heart touching moment watching him talk to his mother. the journalist was really heaven sent .some human beings are really monsters, how can you do this to a disable person .
Oh this made me cry. And I'm so glad for this reporter. Not only did you record for our view. But you done something about it. You got those people out if there.