Kenya halts adoptions on trafficking fears

Kenya has suspended adoption of children by foreigners, while it considers new policies.

The move followed that of neighboring Ethiopia, which halted adoption of children by foreigners in 2018, in an effort to curb trafficking.

After a cabinet meeting on Sept 12, chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection was directed to streamline operations of the government's Child Welfare Society of Kenya.