ODPP Trains Kenya Airways Staff to Strengthen Fight Against Human Trafficking

Kenya, 4 July 2026 - The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has trained more than 100 Kenya Airways frontline staff to strengthen efforts to detect and respond to human trafficking cases in Kenya's aviation sector.

The two-day training, conducted through the ODPP's Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Division at the Pride Centre in Nairobi, focused on equipping airline personnel with skills to identify, protect and refer victims of human trafficking, while enhancing their understanding of investigations and prosecutions related to trafficking offences.

The programme was held under the theme, “Combating Trafficking in Persons in the Aviation Sector: Awareness and Response Training for Kenya Airways Frontline Staff."

Principal Prosecution Counsel Brenda Nandwa represented the ODPP during the training, where she led sessions on Kenya's legal framework for combating human trafficking, investigation procedures, evidence collection, document examination and the importance of collaboration between prosecutors, investigators and other criminal justice agencies in securing successful convictions.

She also participated in an action-planning session aimed at strengthening multi-agency coordination in responding to trafficking cases.

A total of 112 Kenya Airways employees participated in the training, drawn from the airline's Travel Documents Unit, Rapid Response, Passenger Services, Investigations, Aviation Security, Cargo Security and Standards departments.

According to the ODPP, the programme enhanced participants' ability to identify indicators of human trafficking, protect victims, apply appropriate reporting and referral mechanisms, and support investigations while performing their frontline duties.

The training comes amid growing concerns over the use of international transport networks by trafficking syndicates, with airports regarded as critical points for detecting and preventing the movement of victims across borders.

The initiative was organised by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and CIVIPOL in partnership with the Government of Kenya under the Better Migration Management (BMM) Programme, which is funded by the European Union and Germany.

The programme brought together experts from the ODPP, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Counter Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), the Joint Operations Centre at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs and other stakeholders.

The agencies reaffirmed the importance of coordinated action in preventing trafficking in persons, protecting victims and strengthening law enforcement and prosecution efforts within Kenya's aviation sector.